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Check Pulse Seed For Germination And Vigour

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Pulse growers should check the germination and vigour of their seed before planting it this spring following tough harvest conditions last fall, advises Ed Thiessen, technical crop manager with Syngenta Canada. That includes seed from crops treated with the desiccant Reglone. “In many cases they (farmers) were forced to put on Reglone at too early
Crops, Oilseeds, Pulses

Which Is Better, Solid-Seeded Soybeans Or Row Crop?

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“I think farmers can do a real good job with what they’ve got – a 30-inch corn planter or their air seeder. They just need to look and decide how they can tweak it.” – BRUCE BROLLEY, MAFRI Planting soybeans in 15-inch rows instead of solid seeding will cut farmers’ seed costs and boost yields,
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Growing Perennials From Seed

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As we begin to look forward to our outdoor gardens and what we are going to plant in them, we will no doubt be thinking about perennials. Most gardeners have perennial or mixed borders and during the last decade or so perennials have gained in popularity. This is no surprise as a vast number of
Crops, Oilseeds

Cool Soil Temperatures Canola Sprouts

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Across the Prairies this spring, canola emergence is very slow and in some fields, uneven. Research has shown much lower and slower canola germination at low temperatures. Soil temperatures above 5C have little effect on the time to 50 per cent germination; however, the number of days to 50 per cent germination increases dramatically at
Crops

If It’s Too Wet To Drive Across, It’s Too Wet To Seed

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Business Development Specialist – oilseeds Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Delayed seeding due to flooding or wet conditions may have you considering broadcast seeding your canola by floater or aerial application. In general, broadcast seeding is not recommended. This includes seeding canola by aircraft onto very wet fields: if it’s too wet to drive
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Pros, Cons Of Cutting Corn Seeding Rate

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“The longer the seed takes to get out of the ground the more time there is for things to go wrong.” – PAM DE ROCQUIGNY With corn farmers facing ever-higher seed costs, does it make sense to cut the seeding rate to save money? It depends, says Pam de Rocquigny, Mani toba Agriculture, Food and
Oilseeds, Other

Seed SMART: aim for 10 canola plants per square foot

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Ten plants per square foot should be the plant stand target farmers aim for when they seed canola, says Derwyn Hammond of the Canola Council of Canada. The recommendation is based on a seeding rate of six pounds per acre and the assumption that 70 per cent of the seed sown will survive. Then if

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