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Courting nitrogen in cover crop, sweet potato pairings

American Society of Agronomy – Some relationships can be complicated. Take the one between sweet potato crops and soil nitrogen, for example. Too little nitrogen and sweet potato plants don’t grow well and have low yields. Too much nitrogen, however, boosts the growth of leaves and branches at the expense of storage roots. That also […]

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Local food putting down deep roots in Alberta

One in 20 Alberta farms are selling directly to their customers, and there’s room for plenty more By Alexis Kienlen and Jennifer Blair Glacier FarmMedia staff The year Mark Gibeau started growing heritage grains, a book called The 100-Mile Diet had just come out. Suddenly it seemed everyone was using terms such as ‘local food’ […]

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National Organic Grain and Feedstuffs: August 1

USDA – Compared to two weeks ago, trade activity moderate on good demand for old crop feed grade corn. Prices unevenly steady. Forward contract activity was mostly for new crop feed grade corn and food grade HRW Wheat. In the food grade HRW wheat supply, end users buying 11‐11.7 per cent protein paid $.88‐.92/pt FOB; for […]

  1. Courting nitrogen in cover crop, sweet potato pairings
  2. Local food putting down deep roots in Alberta
  3. National Organic Grain and Feedstuffs: August 1

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Whole Peeled, Unpeeled and Rolled Oats

National Organic Grain and Feedstuffs: August 1

August 1, 2018

USDA – Compared to two weeks ago, trade activity moderate on good demand for old crop feed grade corn. Prices unevenly steady. Forward contract activity was mostly for new crop feed grade corn and food grade HRW Wheat. In the food grade HRW wheat supply, end users buying 11‐11.7 per cent protein paid $.88‐.92/pt FOB; for […]

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Organic price quotes: Late July

July 27, 2018

Read more: Organic wheat, lentils in for price lull

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Organic wheat, lentils in for price lull

July 27, 2018

By Terry Fries Commodity News Service Canada  Farmers growing organic wheat will likely have to accept the crop’s best prices are behind it, at least for the near future. Prices for organic, large-green lentils are also likely to struggle, said Jason Freeman, general manager of Farmer Direct Co-op in Regina. “Coming into the new crop […]

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Alberta organic industry hits new heights

June 15, 2018

By Jennifer Blair and Glenn Cheater Glacier FarmMedia staff A surge in the number of organic crop producers in Alberta has boosted organic production on the Prairies to a level not seen since the 2008 financial crisis. That’s a key highlight of a new report from the Prairie Organic Grain Initiative, an alliance of Organic […]

Start the organic transition on a high note

May 29, 2018

A big part of going organic is getting things in shape before starting the transition. That’s according to Martin Entz, a professor and natural systems agriculture researcher at the University of Manitoba. Entz has spent years asking organic hopefuls to take a hard look at their management pre-transition and to take advantage of conventional tools […]

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Organic processing in Manitoba a bright spot

May 23, 2018

The numbers look slim, but experts say Manitoba’s modest processing increases in 2016 miss part of the story. By Alexis Stockford Glacier FarmMedia staff Manitoba had one more organic processor in 2016 than 2015, according to the last Organic Agriculture in the Prairies report, but provincial organics expert Laura Telford says the view might be more optimistic […]

Growing

Courting nitrogen in cover crop, sweet potato pairings

August 10, 2018

American Society of Agronomy – Some relationships can be complicated. Take the one between sweet potato crops and soil nitrogen, for example. Too little nitrogen and sweet potato plants don’t grow well and have low yields. Too much nitrogen, however, boosts the growth of leaves and branches at the expense of storage roots. That also […]

Organic insect deterrent for agriculture

June 7, 2018

Technical University of Munich – Traditional insecticides are killers: they not only kill pests, they also endanger bees and other beneficial insects, as well as affecting biodiversity in soils, lakes, rivers and seas. A team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has now developed an alternative: A biodegradable agent that keeps pests at bay […]

A faba fix for corn’s nitrogen need?

April 20, 2018

American Society of Agronomy – Researchers have good news for growers. Farmers raising a nitrogen-hungry crop like sweet corn may save up to half of their nitrogen fertilizer cost. The key: using a faba bean cover crop. Faba bean is an ancient crop increasingly used as a cover crop. Cover crops are grown in the […]

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