By Kaeley Kindrachuk, TechAg, Crops Extension Specialist, Outlook Producers who deal with wild buckwheat every year know it is a problematic weed for the farm. Wild buckwheat is prevalent around the province; it has been ranked third in weed surveys since the 1970s. Like other weeds, it is helpful to know more about them so… Continue reading Know Your Enemy – Wild Buckwheat Biology
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Plant Diversity Can Be Beneficial to Pasture and Rangeland
By Trevor Lennox, PAg, Range Management Extension Specialist, Swift Current Did you know that diversity is important for productive and healthy pastures? Productivity on pastures is more stable when forages represent a diversity of function and structure such as height, root growth habit, life cycle and habitat requirements. Pasture mixtures of both grass and legumes… Continue reading Plant Diversity Can Be Beneficial to Pasture and Rangeland
Crop Report For The Period September 14 To 20, 2021
Relatively warm, dry conditions this week allowed farmers to make good harvest progress. Farmers with crop still in the field are hoping for these conditions to continue until harvest is complete, while farmers who have completed harvest are hoping for rain to rejuvenate topsoil and subsoil moisture before winter. Eighty-nine per cent of the crop… Continue reading Crop Report For The Period September 14 To 20, 2021
Accelerated Site Closure Program Landowner Nomination Process
Under the Accelerated Site Closure Program, the Government of Saskatchewan provides landowners with oil and gas sites on their land an opportunity to nominate those sites for consideration for abandonment and/or reclamation work. The landowner nomination process is open to all landowners. However, at this time, only landowner-nominated sites with Accelerated Site Closure Program eligible… Continue reading Accelerated Site Closure Program Landowner Nomination Process
Cargill Launches U.S. Carbon Farming Program for Next Season
Source: reuters.com/ Karl Plume, September 17, 2021 Cargill did not disclose the number of acres currently enrolled in RegenConnect. Sept 15 (Reuters) – Global commodities trader Cargill Inc (CARG.UL) said on Thursday it is launching a carbon farming program for the 2022 season that will pay growers for production practices that lower emissions and capture… Continue reading Cargill Launches U.S. Carbon Farming Program for Next Season
Zebra Mussels Intercepted Near Manitoba Border
Thanks to swift action by Ministry of Environment inspectors and conservation officers, a boat contaminated with invasive zebra mussels was intercepted at a watercraft inspection station near Moosomin on August 30, 2021. Conservation officers determined the boat owner was a resident of Alberta who had recently purchased the boat in Manitoba. The boat was moved… Continue reading Zebra Mussels Intercepted Near Manitoba Border
2021 Crop Diagnostic School
By Mike Brown AAg, CCA, Crops Extension Specialist, Humboldt For the second year in a row, the Ministry of Agriculture’s crops extension specialists held Crop Diagnostic School as a virtual event. The event featured speakers from the ministry, the Water Security Agency, North Dakota State University, the Irrigation and Crop Diversification Centre and Agriculture and… Continue reading 2021 Crop Diagnostic School
56 Percent of Provincial Crops Now In
Producers have made tremendous progress as 56 per cent of the crop is now in the bin, up from 36 per cent last week, ahead of the five-year (2016-2020) average of 35 per cent. An additional 24 per cent of the crop is swathed or ready to straight-cut. There were several areas affected by rain… Continue reading 56 Percent of Provincial Crops Now In
Cooling Grain in Bins
With harvest in full swing, in a year of such hot dry conditions, cooling grain is an important practice to use on your farm. Keeping grain cool prevents insect infestation and mold in your bins. This will be vital to prevent spoilage and minimize losses. There are four different strategies you can use to control… Continue reading Cooling Grain in Bins
High Nitrates a Concern in Stressed Forage Crops
By, Jordan Johnson, M.Sc., Agri-Environmental Specialist, Swift Current Maddy Lazurko, AAg, Livestock and Feed Extension Specialist, Swift Current With much of the growing season on the prairies occurring under extremely dry conditions, poor forage yields have urged many producers to consider the use of annual crops as forage sources for their cattle herds. When harvested… Continue reading High Nitrates a Concern in Stressed Forage Crops