Crop Profiles – PFR https://prairiefarmreport.com Prairie Farm Report Tue, 09 Jul 2019 05:19:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 63439291 Quinoa Crop Production https://prairiefarmreport.com/quinoa-production/ Fri, 25 Nov 2016 21:53:25 +0000 http://prairiefarmreport.com/?p=3916
Michael and Colin Dutcheshen of Northern Quinoa Corporation from Saskatoon, SK., and Neil Stranden a farmer near Outlook, SK. See the harvesting of a crop of Quinoa which is from the spinach family but is referred to as a pseudo cereal because of its versatility and it is also gluten free. The crop originated over 5,000 years ago in South America. It seems to grow well on well drained prairie soils and grows to maturity easily. At the time of our visit, Neil Stranden figures the crop pays him just as well per acre as any of his other major crops.

Location: Outlook, Saskatchewan, Canada

]]> 3916 Prairie Soybean Crop Research https://prairiefarmreport.com/prairie-soybean-research/ Sat, 29 Nov 2014 22:24:06 +0000 http://prairiefarmreport.com/?p=3894
Garry Hnatowich a research scientist with the Irrigation Development Center in Outlook, Saskatchewan discussing his work with experimenting with various soybean varieties in fields and plots near Outlook.

Location: Emerald Park, Saskatchewan, Canada

]]> 3894 Haskap Berry Production https://prairiefarmreport.com/haskap-production/ Sat, 22 Nov 2014 21:25:38 +0000 http://prairiefarmreport.com/?p=3913
Hamish Graham and Ray Getz who were growing 50 acres of Haskap also known as the Blue Honeysuckle at Birch Hills, SK. This berry crop has more than double the anti-oxidants of blueberries. It appears to be a very hardy crop and does well in the western Canadian prairie climate. View an entire harvest sequence of this unique crop. Most of the Haskap production is being shipped to Japan with some to the United States. 

Location: Birch Hills, Saskatchewan, Canada 

]]> 3913 Hybrid Fall Rye https://prairiefarmreport.com/hybrid-fall-rye/ Sat, 22 Nov 2014 21:12:04 +0000 http://prairiefarmreport.com/?p=3909
Ron Weik & Gordon Geisam of FP Genetics of Regina, Sk. and Kyle Heggie a farmer from Leross, Sk. Learn about the development of a new fall rye hybrid variety called Brasetto. See the production of the crop as it looks in the spring and again at harvest time. The hybrid fall rye matures more evenly than conventional varieties and out yields them by about 25%.

Location: Regina & Leross, Saskatchewan, Canada

]]> 3909 Organic Wheat Breeding https://prairiefarmreport.com/organic-wheat-breeding/ Sat, 25 Jan 2014 18:54:45 +0000 http://prairiefarmreport.com/?p=4029
Dr. Stephen Fox a prominent wheat breeder from Winnipeg, Manitoba tours viewers through various plots at the Crop Development Center at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, SK. Dr. Fox specializes in developing lines of spring wheat that are best suited to be grown in an organic farming operation. Obviously, one of the main focuses of the program is to develop varieties that compete well with weeds, diseases and insects.

Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

]]> 4029 Hemp Production https://prairiefarmreport.com/hemp-production/ Sat, 25 Jan 2014 16:29:37 +0000 http://prairiefarmreport.com/?p=4033
Kevin Friesen a farmer in the Laird district of Saskatchewan who at the time of our visit had nearly 15 years of experience growing industrial hemp. See how to properly harvest hemp and how to handle both the seed and straw from the crop.

Location: Laird, Saskatchewan, Canada

]]> 4033 Jet Fuel Oilseed – Carinata https://prairiefarmreport.com/jet-fuel-oilseed-carinata/ Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:39:31 +0000 http://prairiefarmreport.com/?p=5748

All the agronomic details on how to grow Carinata sometimes called Ethiopian Mustard. Spend time visiting with Kevin Hursh a Saskatchewan farmer who was experimenting with the field scale production of Carinata in 2012. He found the crop quite easy to grow under Canadian prairie farming conditions. At the time of our visit in 2012 the oil from the crop was of interest as a biofuel for aviation jet fuel and the meal was of interest as a protein supplement for livestock feed.

Location: Cabri, Saskatchewan, Canada

]]> 5748 Tillage Radish Cover Crop https://prairiefarmreport.com/tillage-radish-cover-crop/ Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:32:28 +0000 http://prairiefarmreport.com/?p=5744

Kevin Elmy a farmer near Saltcoats, Saskatchewan was beginning to experiment with tillage radish as a cover crop on his farm when we visited in the summer of 2012. At the time of our visit Kevin was finding the radish was easily penetrating compacted soil and was expanding and easily cracking the subsoil allowing for better movement of soil nutrients for subsequent crops.

Location: Saltcoats, Saskatchewan, Canada

]]> 5744 Growing Rhodiola Rosea (Arctic Root) https://prairiefarmreport.com/growing-rhodiola-rosea-arctic-root/ Sun, 11 Nov 2012 18:54:40 +0000 http://prairiefarmreport.com/?p=5326
Production of the plant Rhodiola Rosea a perennial herb native to Europe and Asia. At the time of our visit in 2012, David and Monica Blaeser ran a small farm near Millet, Alberta. Here Monica has begun growing the herb after seeing its benefits in her off farm job promoting health and wellness. At time of our visit Monica said the plant is offers natural benefits for boosting both physical and mental health. Learn about all the agronomics of growing this sensitive crop and how to plant and harvest it.

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