Practical Production Tips & Agricultural News - Grainews
WEBHow to clean up your conflict filter. When the dust of harvest rolls and clogs up the efficiency of your combine filters, you don’t keep going —…. Grainews, written for farmers, and often by farmers, provides practical production tips that farmers use to get on with the day-to-day business of farming.
It's showtime for Crop Production Show in Saskatoon - Grainews
WEBJan 6, 2023 · In addition, 10 exhibitors will receive special commemorative plaques to recognize four decades of participation in the show. The 2023 Crop Production Show will be open Jan. 9 from noon until 6 p.m. On Jan. 10 and 11, it will be open both days from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It wraps up Jan. 12 and will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. that day.
Camelina poised for a comeback - Grainews
WEBJan 4, 2023 · With oil high in omega-3 fatty acids, camelina does have a good fit as a healthy vegetable oil, it can be used as a supplement for horses and companion animals and in aquaculture diets, and it produces a byproduct meal with a good fit in poultry and livestock rations. Camelina is a very versatile oilseed crop.
Tips on when and how to check cows during calving - Grainews
WEBMar 18, 2021 · Barrington says check when in doubt. If you discover front legs or back legs, the calf may be delivered, but might need help. With a posterior presentation, delivery must occur without delay once the calf’s hind legs come through the birth canal or he will suffocate if the umbilical cord breaks or pinches off …
Dried distillers’ grains a viable feed option - Grainews
WEBOct 20, 2021 · Peter Vitti. Peter Vitti is an independent livestock nutritionist and consultant based in Winnipeg. To reach him call 204-254-7497 or by email at [email protected]. Corn-dried distillers’ grains solubles (DDGS) have drawn a lot of attention among beef producers in Western Canada this year. That’s because a lack of.
Canola outlook: farmers face disruption, uncertainty and great ...
WEBJan 18, 2022 · The 2021 drought tested almost all Prairie farmers. And disruptions to trade and the supply chain have also been obstacles for farmers to overcome — and may still pose difficulties in 2022. However, the 2021 growing season aside, the future of canola production in Canada looks great. “This is a time of significant disruption and uncertainty ...
Wild buckwheat: A weed to watch - Grainews
WEBApr 20, 2018 · Wild buckwheat is an annual weed found in cropland in the southern Prairies. Despite farmers’ best efforts, the weed is hardy and persistent to the point of infuriation. Each plant can produce up to 12,000 seeds in a single growing season. While they won’t all germinate, most of them will remain dormant in the soil, sometimes for years.
New canola varieties for 2021 - Grainews
WEBNov 9, 2020 · Corteva: Pioneer. 45H42 is a high-yielding (110 per cent compared to 75-42) Pioneer Protector clubroot canola hybrid with medium-early maturity. 45H42 offers strong lodging resistance and is rated R for both blackleg and clubroot (2F, 3H, 5I, 6M and 8N pathotypes). 45CM44 offers excellent yield (102 per …
Lick tubs one way to supplement poorer pastures - Grainews
WEBJun 16, 2021 · Additional dietary protein can also be added to low-moisture lick tubs from several sources such as corn distillers’ grains, soybean or canola meal as well as cost-effective non-protein nitrogen. As a result, a 30 per cent (15 per cent NPN) low-moisture molasses lick tub can easily compliment a drought-stressed pasture that may look green ...
John Deere offers a universal, aftermarket, auto-steer system
WEBJan 21, 2021 · John Deere aims to solve that issue via its universal, aftermarket, auto-steer system. The AutoTrac Controller 300 offers customizable precision guidance to a wide variety of new and older non-guidance-ready machine platforms and brands with no impact to operator ergonomics and no steering wheel modifications. Read Also.