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New breeding programs capture more genetic value

By Bernie Peet June 8, 2012

Using top 15 per cent of boars in AI program could add nearly $550,000 per year in profits in a 10,000-sow production system

While artificial insemination (AI) in pigs has become almost universal in the worldwide swine industry, it has a number of disadvantages, according to Michael Dyck from the University of Alberta. Changes to the way in which boars are used and AI techniques utilized can capture the increased genetic potential of higher-index boars and add significant

Crops, News

New products must pass the “smell” test

By Gord Gilmour March 5, 2012

Jeff Schoenau gets a variation of the same questions several times a year — on the phone, over coffee, via email or somewhere on the winter meeting circuit. “They basically all want to know, ‘What do you think of product XYZ?’” the University of Saskatchewan soil fertility specialist says. That can be a tough question

Cereals, Crops, News

Aiming for the “sweet spot” with phosphorus

By Daniel Winters February 15, 2012

Using low rates of phosphorus fertilizer is good for the environment and the farmer’s bottom line. But cutting corners too much can affect yields and impact long-term soil fertility, said John Heard, a soil fertility specialist with the crops branch of Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives. “There’s really only four rates of phosphorus application:

Crops

Reading The Small Print In The Soil

April 28, 2011

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

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Tips For Analyzing Your Canola Crop’s Fertilizer Needs

By Canola Council Of Canada April 21, 2011

Canola fertility needs have never been higher. And with current field conditions, soil fertility levels have never been so uncertain. The following tips will help growers find solutions to meet the nutritional demands of their high-yielding genetics. Canola growers last year could be divided into three camps: wet fields, dry fields or high yields. No

Crops

Phosphorus Calculator Under Development

By Allan Dawson February 17, 2011

Aphosphorus calculator is being developed for wheat, barley and canola grown in Manitoba to help farmers assess the economics of applying phosphorus, Rigas Karamanos, Viterra’s agronomy manager, told the 54th annual meeting of the Manitoba Soils Society in Winnipeg Feb. 3. The phosphorus calculator will work much like the nitrogen calculator, an interactive, spreadsheet- based,

Crops, Forages

The Role Of Cover Crops In Healthy Soil

By Angela Lovell September 30, 2010

Want healthier soil, higher yields and lower input costs? Then take a page from Mother Nature’s playbook. That was the message from the recent Cover Crop Field Day in Bangor, Saskatchewan, organized by the Parkland Holistic Management club. The highlight of the tour was the farm of Garry Richards who, after taking a holistic management

Livestock

Ontario Vet Convicted Of Genetic Fraud

By Jim Romahn December 3, 2009

An Ontario veterinarian has been sentenced to jail for what has been called “the largest case of genetic fraud in the history of the Canadian dairy industry.” Dr. Brian Hill, who pleaded guilty to the charges against him, was sentenced to one year by Judge Peter Isaacs in provincial court, but will serve only three

Crops, Forages, Livestock

You Can’t Get Hay For Nothing

By Daniel Winters June 4, 2009

“People need to recognize that if they don’t look after their forages well, then their productivity will drop off quickly. Nothing depletes the soil of nutrients quicker than forages.” – JOHN HEARD, MAFRI SOIL FERTILITY SPECIALIST Of all common farming practices, harvesting hay off the same field year after year is probably the hardest on

Crops, Forages

Invite The “Good Guys” Over For Compost Tea

By Daniel Winters April 2, 2009

Conventional agriculture’s overwhelming focus on chemistry is fundamentally flawed, according to Matthew George, a lab director with Soil Foodweb Canada. By neglecting the important role played by soil biology, chemically dependent farming tries to supply the entire scope of a plant’s nutrient needs through artificial means, effectively bypassing natural processes. The result, he said, is

Daily Network News

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