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The Agricultural pathogen called Verticillium longisporum (aka Verticillium Stripe) has now made its way to 6 Canadian provinces; British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Québec according to research by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency[1].  Verticillium Stripe is also present in Sweden, Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Russia, France, the Czech Republic, Belgium, the Netherlands, the U.K., Japan, and … Continued

There are three factors that have big implications when trying to find your seeding start date: soil temperature, frost potential, and moisture conditions.   Frost Cereals and Peas are the hardier of the crop species when it comes to withstanding the low temperatures that cause frost due to their anatomy (i.e. their growing points are … Continued

Our Territory Managers oversee a lot of seeding…it’s what they do, they are our experts in the field.  And when we asked our Territory Managers for just one piece of advice, the “silver bullet” for our readers going into the 2016 seeding season was…Please Don’t Speed in a Seeding Zone.  If your Seeding Speed is … Continued

Not only can dogs be your best friend on the farm, your everyday work companion, and your dependable and dedicated guard, at many borders, airports, and ports of entry they are now preventing the spread of agricultural invasive species on your farm. They ought to be called Farmer’s best friend, but in New Zealand the … Continued

Your fields once ripe with the fruits of your labour are now barren, just lying in wait under the frozen ground for the 2016 season.  I know it may feel too soon to talk about the 2016 season when you’ve just finished working so hard this season, and the hum of the drill or combine … Continued

We get a lot of producers that ask us, ‘which method is really best’? Fall Banding, Spring Banding, or One Pass Seeding?  And the answer is unfortunately, it depends… Below is a guide to help you decide which practice is going to be right for you and your farm.   Fall Banding The success of … Continued