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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, Oilseeds

New Test For Chlorophyll Near

Research scientists and inspection experts at the Canadian Grain Commission have been evaluating near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIR) instruments for measuring chlorophyll in canola. The Western Standards Committee recently recommended one more year of study before deciding whether to adopt it. “Before the industry goes with a new grading technology, it’s important that the decision to
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, News, Oilseeds

In Brief… – for May. 26, 2011

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Accelerated efficiency: The chief executive of Viterra says plans to scrap the Canadian Wheat Board’s marketing monopoly on western wheat and barley would likely accelerate improvements to the grain transportation system. “Obviously, change brings more change, so that certainly may accelerate that change in creating greater efficiencies in that system,” said Mayo Schmidt May 18.
Crops, Oilseeds

Volunteer Roundup Ready Canola A Dominant Weed

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The suffering from last year’s wet growing season isn’t over yet – farmers will have to deal with a bumper crop of Roundup Ready volunteer canola. “Volunteer glyphosate (resistant) canola, this is going to be a major weed again this year,” said Nasir Shaikh, Manitoba Agr icul ture, Food and Rural Initiatives’ weed specialist. “I’ve
Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Wheat, Canola Stocks Shrink

Canada’s supplies of wheat and canola dwindled as of March 31, a Statistics Canada report showed May 6, after farmers reaped a disappointing harvest last year. Canola stocks were 450,000 tonnes lower than the trade expected on average. All-wheat stocks fell nearly nine per cent to 15.6 million tonnes, while canola supplies tumbled almost 23
Cereals, News, Oilseeds

Record Canola Acres — If Land Dries Soon

Canada’s farmers intend to plant more canola, all wheat and oats than the trade expected, according to Statistics Canada’s first report on 2011 crop plans, but wet farms have left seeding plans in doubt. Farmers have been idled so far this spring as cool weather slowed melting of deep snow-pack on already saturated ground. Planting
News, Oilseeds

Phytosanitary Grain Rules Need Work

The international grain trade needs better phytosanitary rules and tolerances for low-level presence of genetically modified (GM) crops, says Dennis Stephens, a consultant contracted to co-ordinate the Canada Grains Council. “Zero thresholds are no longer obtainable,” Stephens told the council’s 42nd annual meeting in Winnipeg earlier this month. “We’ve reached a stage where we have

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