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Farm Tech Show News - Day Three

February 1, 2010

New barley and triticale varieties coming

New barley and triticale varieties coming

Registration is pending for new feed and malting barley varieties and triticale bred at Alberta’s provincial field crop development centre at Lacombe.

1/29/2010 | Read Full Story >

Know your friends in the field

Know your friends in the field

When potentially damaging insect pests start moving in on your crops, the beneficial predator insects which prey on the pests may not be that far behind.

1/29/2010 | Read Full Story >

Putting value on good production practices

Putting value on good production practices

If farmers' environmental management, sustainable farming and production practices have value to their products' end-users, is there a way to transfer some of that value back to the primary producer?

1/29/2010 | Read Full Story >

Weigh all characteristics when shopping for seed

Weigh all characteristics when shopping for seed

Variety choices are increasing all the time and it's important for farmers to consider not only yield but other crop characteristics as well.

1/31/2010 | Read Full Story >