May 27, 2024 · Plasma shows promise against fusarium-formed toxins The fourth state of matter could someday be put to work at a malt house or feedlot near you

Grainews, written for farmers, and often by farmers, provides practical production tips that farmers use to get on with the day-to-day business of farming.

Nov 2, 2024 · A memorial service is expected to be held in the late spring or early summer of the new year for Ted Allen, who passed away Sept. 9 at age 83. Longtime

Dec 7, 2024 · Bourgault introduced the new family of 7-Plex 3545 PHD drills for the 2026 season. They will be available in working widths from 80 to 100 feet. photo: Scott Garvey Now with even higher horsepower tractors coming from the major brands, that is likely to be true in spades. But when working widths stretch longer than a semi-trailer truck, operating those implements can get complicated. Bourgault ...

Jan 4, 2025 · Prairie farmers have a dozen more cereal crops to choose from for the coming growing season. New wheat, barley, oat and triticale varieties offering yield improvements, strong disease defence and more are being rolled out in Western Canada. CWRS: CDC Envy is an early-maturity, semi-dwarf spring ...

Mar 2, 2023 · Feeding cattle is a unique business. Feedlot margins are often in negative territory. When there is a profitable period, it is relatively short

Jan 26, 2023 · We often hear about the need for boron (B) fertilizer to optimize canola production and occasionally for other crops. However, boron is not widely used as a fertilizer in Western Canada. In the fall of 2021, Fertilizer Canada surveyed western Canadian wheat and canola growers to determine fertilizer use. This survey found about 8.6 per cent of canola growers and 3.3 per cent of wheat growers ...

Dec 3, 2024 · Watch classic John Deere, Massey-Ferguson, and Case combines from the 50s and 60s run a field near Milden, Saskatchewan, at a fall farmer gathering.

Sep 3, 2024 · Looking for a new canola hybrid to plant? Nineteen are hitting the market next year, many of them featuring strong disease protection packages and improved pod shatter tolerance. Please note: the following list includes only brand-new hybrid releases for 2025.

Feb 23, 2021 · Canadian farmers, nearly all of them in Saskatchewan, grow approximately 300,000 acres of Canary seed each year for export as bird seed. Canadian Canary seed production translates to about $100 million in export values each year and totals more than 80 per cent of the world’s overall Canary seed crop. The cereal can pay producers well. In a good year, Canary seed can offer the highest ...