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Agri-Trade Shownews - Day Two

November 12, 2009

With midge tolerance comes farmer responsibility

Midge-tolerant wheat varieties, the product of 15 years of research work, will be available for the first time in 2010. Todd Hyra of the Midge Tolerant Wheat Stewardship Team talks here about the new varieties, and the stewardship agreement for the farmers who use them.

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Ont. manufacturer brings "vertical tillage" tool to Prairies

From the small village of Salford, in Ontario's Oxford County, comes a new tillage system for western Canadian farmers, offering a middle ground between conventional farming and a no-till cropping system.

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More creature comforts added in Deere 8R series

John Deere's theory with the redesigned 8R series tractor is if you have to bounce around in a field all day, you might as well be comfortable.

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Consider the economy of a pull-type sprayer

Self-propelled field sprayers seem to be on the wish list for many Prairie farmers but a U.S. manufacturer is urging those producers not to overlook the economy and efficiency a well-built pull-type sprayer has to offer.

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Plants, soils offer up clues to calcium, phosphorus needs

Maintaining soil health is important for all farmers, yet many farmers don't monitor their soil health or invest in the nutrients needed to improve it, which is where a Vulcan, Alta. consulting firm comes in.

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