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Tissue Testing Now Available

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Farmers Edge, an independent precision agriculture consulting firm based in Winnipeg has expanded its laboratory services to include in-season tissue-testing services. “Farmers Edge Laboratories is now the only agriculture lab in Manitoba offering a full complement of in-season soil and tissue testing, giving growers the expedited results they need to make timely cropping decisions,” says
Crops

Manitoba Agrology Company On Fast-Growing List

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Farmers Edge, an independent precision agriculture consulting firm, has been ranked as the 11th fastest-growing company in Canada byPROFITmagazine. The magazine annually ranks the top 200 fastest-growing companies on the basis of five-year revenue growth. “We are extremely dedicated to the Canadian agriculture industry and we feel this designation will help demonstrate that to producers,”
Crops, Oilseeds

Seed Broadcasting Tips

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Broadcast seeding, the option of last resort, could become the only option left to farmers struggling with wet fields and rainy forecasts. Extension officials don’t recommend the strategy, whether by air or floater, but with time running out, they’re offering their best advice for how to make it work. As of May 25 some farmers
Cereals, Crops, Forages, Oilseeds

Crop Report – for Jun. 2, 2011

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SOUTHWEST Over the past week producers were able to make some seeding progress. Conditions remain wet in most areas with producers selecting fields that are dry enough for field operations. Rainfall over the weekend will further delay seeding. Most areas reported 20 to 30 millimetres of precipitation. Seeding of spring wheat is 15 to 30
Cereals, Crops, Forages

Crop Report – for May. 26, 2011

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SOUTHWEST REGION Seeding is about 10 per cent complete throughout the region with some areas reporting as high as 30 per cent. Warm, dry weather at the beginning of the week helped to dry fields allowing producers to seed, but widespread weekend rainfall brought seeders again to a standstill. Reports of 40-60 mm in the
Crops, Forages

Crop Report – for May. 19, 2011

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SOUTHWEST REGION Seeding has just begun only on fields that can be travelled on. Hard red spring wheat and canola have been the crops most producers are concentrating on. Rainfall of 15-35 mm at the beginning of the week delayed seeding and field work to the weekend. Warm weather and wind over the weekend helped
Crops

The Trouble With Broadcast Seeding

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With minimal acres seeded the first week of May 2011, the later-than-normal seeding is the talk of the coffee shop. But it’s too soon to panic. Data from the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation shows that from 2005 to 2010 more than 1.2 million acres of spring wheat and canola on average are seeded in the
Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Optimizing Stand Establishment In Less-Than-Optimal Conditions

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When seeding is delayed, optimizing stand establishment becomes imperative to achieving maximum yield. Remember, planting date is only one of many yield-influencing factors. The following tips can assist in maximizing seedling emergence and establishment. AVOID “MUDDING” IT IN Manage crop residue, drive on firm fields, and leave the drowned-out spots to dry. Early seeding favours
Crops

Reading The Small Print In The Soil

What is a healthy soil? It is difficult to def ine that term so we prefer to use the term soil quality. Soil quality can be measured in terms of organic matter, fertility, texture, salinity, cation exchange capacity, pH and a number of other factors, all of which have identifiable quantitative numbers that can be
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Gardening With Children

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Include your children or grandchildren in the gardening plans this year and reap the following rewards: Gardening allows children to witness the miracle of life through the seed. It’s an outdoor activity that allows the whole family to work together. If a child can throw a ball, he/she can toss a potato into a hole.

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