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AGGronomyTV: Getting covers under cover

Oct 1 to 15: Terminating a cover crop requires the right tool for the job, such was the case for a demonstration at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show last month. Didn’t make it to the show? Have a look at how the equipment performed when it was put to the test on the show grounds for attendees.

AGGronomyTV: Weeds in fields

AGGronomyTV: Weeds in fields

Sept 15 to 30: Weed management is a perennial issue for growers wherever they sow a seed, but how are weed types changing for Manitoba growers and how can they be dealt with? In this video from Crop Diagnostic School in Carman, Man., provincial weed specialist Kim Brown-Livingston talks about the persistence of one particular weed and another weed species that is a relative newcomer for growers in the Keystone province.

AGGronomyTV: Identifying smut in cereal crops

Sept 1 to 15: There are three different types of smut that can infect cereal crops: covered, true and false. But would you know smut if you saw it? In this video from this year’s Crop Diagnostic School in Carman, Man., provincial crop pathologist David Kaminski outlines the differences of each type and shares how growers can keep this seed-borne disease from spreading in their fields. (Video by Greg Berg)

Global grain supply questionable, and with it, prices

Global grain supply questionable, and with it, prices

According to grain markets expert Bruce Burnett of Glacier MarketsFarm, the outlook for grains in the near future isn’t good. Burnett offered up his assessment of grain markets after his latest crop tour during a presentation at Ag in Motion in July where he covered topics such as the impact of drought on the prairies, […] Read more

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