Monthly Archives: August 2014

Home/2014/August

Emerging Plot Trials: Canola and Soybeans

The month of July always brings more than warm weather and growing crops in west central Saskatchewan. It also brings the beginning of the crop tour season. Field days and plot tours give producers and other industry folks a chance to see the varieties companies have in their portfolios, as well as the opportunity to [...]

August 27th, 2014|Categories: Emerge Posts|0 Comments

Summer Crop Report

Stats Canada published its Outlook for Principal Field Crops at the end of July, marking the end of the 2013-14 crop year. With favourable growing conditions, production of all crops increased to approximately 76 million tonnes (Mt) from 57 Mt in 2012 in Western Canada and from 21 MT to 20 Mt in 2012 in [...]

August 25th, 2014|Categories: Emerge Posts, news|0 Comments

Harvest Preparation

As the crop grows and matures, farmers’ thoughts will be moving towards preparing for harvest. It is important to prepare for harvest by performing routine maintenance of the necessary equipment and storage facilities early to ensure a smoother entry into harvest, hopefully with fewer breakdowns and delays. Efficiency is important during harvest as farm sizes [...]

August 18th, 2014|Categories: news|0 Comments

Consistent Canola

DEKALB® canola is one of the most widely trusted brands of canola seed in Western Canada, and for good reason. With its Roundup Ready™ technology built in, DEKALB has some of the highest-yielding hybrids on the market. All DEKALB hybrids come with leading trait technology, enhanced disease protection, and annual yield gains as well as [...]

August 8th, 2014|Categories: news|0 Comments