Compo-Stages Manitoba Services Co-Op Demonstrates Advantages Of Composting Manure

co-operator staff / st. pierre-jolys Farmers saw Manitoba s first industrial-sized manure windrow turner in operation last week. Next month they can hear more about joining the new cooperative that owns it. The Compo-Stages Manitoba Services Co-op, an agricultural composting co-operative and a first for both Manitoba and Canada, conducted demonstrations on six farms around


Grain Growers Offers Budget Wish List

Modest changes in government policy could reap major benefits for farmers, the Grain Growers of Canada says in a pre-budget consultation paper for the Commons Finance Committee. Making agriculture research a key priority and rewarding producers for good environmental farm practices are among the suggestions GGC has for the committee, which holds hearings this fall

Weeds Could Taint Crop Quality In Storage

Despite dry weather conditions for this year’s grain harvest, this spring’s wet weather may influence the quality of harvested grain when it goes into storage. Weeds may be present at harvest because wet spring weather meant many western Canadian grain producers were unable to apply their usual weed controls. If immature weed seeds are not

What You Need To Know About Your Bin Storage Setup

Awell-thought-out bin storage site will save money in both the short and long term. In the short term, having adequate on site storage gives producers the ability to hold on to grain and deliver when they can minimize delivery costs and get the most returns. In the long term, careful site planning allows producers to


Give Seeds A Good Start

During March and April avid gardeners are busy planting seeds to produce plants for their upcoming outdoor gardens. To achieve success, use of correct materials is essential and no other single material is quite as important as the planting medium in which the seeds are planted. All else will be in vain if a suitable

Be On The Lookout For Snow Mould

As the snow melts, particularly because many areas of the Prairies have had so much snow this winter, gardeners will have to be on the lookout for snow mould. This fungal disease can attack lawns during the period when the snow is melting and cause significant damage to the turf. Gardeners should be observant as

Elite Barley Producers Share Ideas

The “Elite Barley, Canadian Malting Barley Grower Recognition Program,” recently named the 10 farmers selected by industry as top producers for the year. The goal of the program is to promote grower best management practices for malting barley, and showcase the value that malt and malt barley bring to western Canadian agriculture and the Canadian


Aeration Key To Storing 16 To 20 Per Cent Moisture Corn

Corn harvested at moisture contents up to 20 per cent can be stored safely during the winter with aeration, North Dakota State University’s grain-drying expert says. Corn at 20 per cent moisture has an allowable storage time of about 25 days at 15.5 C, 50 days at 10 C, 90 days at 4.4 C and

Take Extra Care When Storing Grain

Getting the crop in the bin is only the first part of the harvest; safe storage is the rest of the story. “Safe storage of the crop depends on two main variables, the temperature of the crops going into the bin and the moisture content of the crop,” says Harry Brook, crop specialist with Alberta