Crop Production Show News - Day Three
January 14, 2010
Where currently only about 50 per cent of the canola seed you put in the ground actually grows to form viable plants, a new agronomy project from the Canola Council of Canada aims to improve that return on investment.
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Canada should put more emphasis on bilateral -- country to country -- trade negotations and less on multilateral negotiations through the WTO. That's the word from Larry Weber, a regular market-analysis speaker at Crop Week events.
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Active optical sensor technology can help fine-tune N application rates to better match yield potential in wheat, durum and canola, but that's only one use of the technology. Recent farm-scale trials at Indian Head, Sask., looked at ways to match N rates with yield potential once a crop is up and running.
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It took 15 years to breed agronomically competitive wheat lines that can withstand the bite of the wheat midge. Without proper management of the trait we've only got eight to 10 years to enjoy it.
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Crop Production Show News - Day Two
January 13, 2010
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A room packed with oat growers waited patiently for Randy Strychar's outlook on oats here at Crop Production Week in Saskatoon. They weren't disappointed -- oat acres have been declining and abandonment increasing in the face of relatively good demand.
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Regardless of how great red lentils look going into the bin, moisture migration problems will show up during processing and cooking. What's more, the variety you grow may stack the deck against you.
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Canada's pulse growers are sitting pretty when it comes to global marketing opportunities, U.S. market analyst Bruce Scherr says, if they can get together and create a marketing strategy to get there.
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Barry Rapp, agronomy and seed manager with Crop Production Services (CPS), works with pea, lentil and chickpea growers in the Regina area. He provided these 11 "management practices to maximize returns" at the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers meeting Tuesday at Crop Week in Saskatoon.
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Saskatchewan farm journalist Kevin Hursh, moderator of the pea market outlook panel at the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers' meeting at Crop Week on Tuesday, put panelists on the spot asking for their pea price predictions for 2010.
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Lentils have paid a lot of bills this year and put many farmers in strong cash positions. Current prices are around 38 cents a pound for No. 1 reds and 37 cents for top-grade greens, which has growers primed for continued growth.
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Crop Production Show News - Day One
January 12, 2010
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Canadian flax growers have to make sure all seed going into the ground in 2010 is Triffid-free. “It’s imperative that we clean up our seed supply,” said Quinton Stewart at the Saskatchewan Flax Development Commission’s meeting at Crop Week in Saskatoon on Monday.
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If you have 300 flax plants per square metre, then your plant stand will not be a limiting factor for yield.
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Winter wheat growers need to deal with the CDC Falcon issue if they hope to improve the end-use quality of the Canada Western Red Winter Select class. The Canadian Wheat Board is trying to sell CWRW Select wheat in a market dominated by U.S. Hard Red Winter.
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Saskatchewan farmers will soon be able to trade carbon offset credits in a regulated market, but exactly when remains uncertain. Growers could sell credits right now on Chicago's exchange, but the price has dropped so low it's not worth it.
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