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Agricultural Events & Tradeshows - Country Guide
WEB2 days ago — Agri-Trade Equipment Expo. Reading Time: < 1 minute “…attracts annually over 30,000 qualified agriculture buyers and over 475 equipment manufacturers and agricultural services to Red Deer. Agri-Trade is considered one of the best agricultural equipment shows in Canada generating an estimated $300 …
A decade of midge-tolerant wheat - Country Guide
WEBApr 8, 2020 — How midge tolerance works. Santosh Kumar, a wheat breeder for AAFC’s Brandon Research and Development Centre, says there are two mechanisms for midge tolerance in wheat. The first is Sm1-based resistance, which kills the larvae once they start feeding on the developing wheat kernels. This Sm1-based resistance mechanism is …
The best crop row spacing is… - Country Guide
WEBNov 30, 2017 — The row spacing study in oats was conducted at Indian Head by AAFC from 2009-11. Oats were compared on 10, 12, 14 and 16 inches and at N rates of 18, 36, 53, 71 and 197 lbs./ac. On average, oat yields were similar for 10- to 14-inch row spacing and slightly lower at 16 inches, but results varied somewhat …
Tips for growing a quality oats crop - Country Guide
WEBFeb 13, 2018 — Soil and rotation. Oats grow best in black and grey wooded soil zones that have higher moisture, but can grow on sandy loam to heavy clay soils as long as they have good drainage. To reduce disease pressure and optimize yields, oats should not be grown after cereals. The best rotational crops include canola, hay, soybeans and other legumes.
La Route des Saveurs (The Flavour Trail) - Country Guide
WEBApr 30, 2019 — Some 350 million years ago, a massive meteorite plummeted out of the heavens, slammed into Earth and gouged out a giant bowl-shaped crater that today is the remarkably beautiful, fertile region of Charlevoix, Que. Wedged between the picturesque north shore of the mighty St. Lawrence and the stunning Laurentian Mountains, this UNESCO-designated ...
Summer Series: A practical guide to writing your farm business plan
WEBMay 1, 2024 — A written business plan is a key tool that sets your farm business up for success. While the necessary components vary from business to business, here are eight sections that most farm business plan templates include: 1. Executive summary. A concise summary of the key points of the business venture and the purpose of the plan.
The difference between noodles and pasta - Country Guide
WEBJan 21, 2016 — Noodles and pasta are common food products that people often think are the same thing, but beneath the surface there is a lot that differentiates them, says a technical staff member at Cigi (Canadian International Grains Institute).“Visitors to Cigi’s processing facilities frequently ask what is the difference between them,” says Kasia Kaminska, technician in Asian products and extrusion ...
The evolution of vertical tillage - Country Guide
WEBJul 28, 2014 — Historically, the first vertical-tillage systems were introduced by manufacturers including Aerway, Phoenix, Phillips, McFarlane, Summers, Great Plains and Salford. They could slice the ground and create — as some in the U.S. have referred to it — “tillage for no tillers.”. Then came the late 1990s and early 2000s, when vertical tillage ...
Spreadsheet tools for farmers – Country Guide
WEBSep 14, 2016 — Dollars/bushel/tonne converter (Alberta) Converts between dollars/bushel and dollars/tonne for various grains. Test weight converter (Alberta) Converts back and forth between kg/hL and lbs./bushel. Provincial government extension staff have created many spreadsheet tools farmers can use to plug in data to help make better short- or long-term ...