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A Gem Of A Houseplant

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Looking for a popular houseplant to grow? Try a jade plant and watch it thrive in your home. A jade plant (Crassula argentea) is a very easy and productive plant to grow, provided that its needs are understood and met. Having originated in South Africa, jades are members of the Crassula family and are succulent
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Chinese Soil Becoming Too Acidic

Heavy use of nitrogen fertilizers in China since the 1980s has resulted in severe acidification of its soil and some cropland in the south of the country can no longer be used, a Chinese expert said. “In the south, heavy use of fertilizers has pushed the pH to 3 or 4 in some places. Maize,
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Local Food May Have A Downside

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Cadmium in Surface Soils 49 116 56 116 Calgary Edmonton 110 Saskatoon Regina 102 ppm Winnipeg Cd < 2mm fraction 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 94 1273 samples 56 94 49 Cadmium may be present in Manitoba’s soil, but plant-breeding research and other strategies are keeping it out of our food. Soft, bluish white,
Crops

More beans for your buck.

Single-Action + 20 Lb P2O5 TagTeam increases yields Yield (bu/ac) 50.0 48.4 46.8 45.2 43.6 42.0 Source: Summary of independent research trials conducted in Oakville MB in 2007, 2008, and 2009. Single-action Single-action TagTeam + 40 lb P2O5 TagTeam + 20 lb P2O5 MultiAction TagTeam contains a naturally occurring soil fungus that enhances phosphate(P) use
Cereals, Crops

Healthy Soil The Key, Says Bio-Ag Pioneer

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“My father’s generation could grow wheat without any problems. The present generation can hardly grow a bushel of wheat without the use of fungicides.” – Gerald Wi Ebe Prior to the Second World War, “chemical” agriculture didn’t exist. In Gerald Wiebe’s opinion, it’s all been downhill ever since for farmers, their soil and consumers. In
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Organic Farming May Help Meet Climate Goals

The conversion of all U. K. farmland to organic farming would achieve the equivalent carbon savings to taking nearly one million cars off the road, the Soil Association said Nov. 26. Britain’s largest organic certification body, issuing results of a research project, said on average organic farming produces 28 per cent higher levels of soil
Livestock, News

Beware Of Dirt Toxicity In Cattle

It is nearly impossible to eliminate, or remove, all dirt from the diet. Cows are not birds. They do not have gizzards and they do not need to eat dirt (gravel, sand, or soil) to physically digest the feed offered them. Yet, cattle eat dirt. Why? What happens when they do, and how much is
Crops

Stunted Roots Need Help, Says Plant Nutrition Expert

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Drought conditions aren’t necessarily a precursor to stunted growth and reduced yields, a European plant nutrition expert told farmers attending an Agri-Trends field day recently. Volker Rmheld, a plant nutritionist from Hohenheim University in Stuttgart, Germany, said that more intelligent use of fertilizer, such as placement, banding or foliar application, could be used to salvage
Crops, News

Organic Systems Explore Sustainable Options

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“Sixty-five pounds of nitrogen per acre is very possible in Manitoba.” – MARTIN ENTZ Researchers tending the fields at the University of Manitoba’s research farm here have another duty to add to their daily roster – moving sheep. A small flock of ewes and lambs has taken up residence on site as part of the
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Harvesting Garlic

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Homegrown garlic may soon be ready for harvesting and there are guidelines and methods for checking maturity. Some experts recommend digging up when lower leaves are half to three-quarters brown; others when plant is 40 per cent brown, 60 per cent green. Avoid watering two weeks prior to harvesting. Check first to determine if they

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