seed growing Articles
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Comparison of certified and farm-saved seed on yield and quality characteristics of Canola
Relatively high seed prices and low canola (Brassica napus L.) grain prices created a controversy over using farm-saved seed from hybrids. Agronomic implications of saving seed from a canola crop were investigated by planting certified seed and saved-seed of an open-pollinated and a hybrid canola cultivar at eight site-years in Saskatchewan and Alberta, Canada. In one series of experiments ...
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From the Farm View - Spencer Shouse, STR Farms
STR Farms, run by father and son team Barry and Spencer Shouse, is an 11,000 acre fourth-generation farm near the village of Young, Saskatchewan. Located in the medium brown soil zone, Barry and Spencer grow a rotation of canola, cereals, peas and canary seed. In 2021, they used TELUS Agriculture Weather Stations on their farm for the first time. They “had a really good experience ...
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