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MARCH 19, 2012
Features FARM FORUM
New crops and new varieties figure into seeding plans With decent prices for most commodities, farmers are hoping conditions for spring seeding don’t turn too wet or too dry
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ew crops, new varieties and new equipment are all on the minds of Prairie farmers contacted for this Farmer Panel. Field conditions can always change between March and seeding, but most were optimistic as they head into spring that moisture conditions were promising for the coming seeding and growing season, and prices of most commodities appeared strong, as well. A shortage of moisture hasn’t been a concern in southern Manitoba and southeast Saskatchewan the last couple years. Parts of southern Manitoba were very wet in early 2011 and then turned very dry later in the year. Subsoil moisture is good, and snow received in early March this year should provide moisture for good germination and stand establishment this spring. Parts of southeast Saskatchewan were very wet through most of 2011, but a relatively dry winter is encouraging producers there they will be able to get a crop seeded this spring. And in Alberta, with low snowfall in many areas this winter, adequate spring moisture was a concern, but early March snow hopefully will provide some soil moisture for seeding. With the weather out of their control, most farmers are planning some management and production changes for the coming year. Here is what this month’s Farmer Panel had to say about their spring seeding plans:
ERIC FRIDFINNSON ARBORG, MAN. With reasonable commodity prices almost across the board this year, Eric Fridfinnson plans to stick with most of his usual BY DAN PIRARO
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crop rotation in 2012, although he may add grain corn to the mix. Fridfinnson, who along with his brother Brian, crops about 5,000 acres, at Arborg, in eastcentral Manitoba, north of Winnipeg, says excessive moisture the past couple years is one reason he is considering corn. “We tried a conventional openpollinated corn variety a few years ago and it really didn’t have the right fit,” says Fridfinnson. “However with newer hybrids and genetics now producing varieties within the heat unit range of soybeans we’re interested in giving it another try.” Fridfinnson says in travels last year through Manitoba and northern U.S. states he was impressed how well corn did in areas that were wet. “Corn needs a lot of moisture anyway, and even in wet areas it seemed to grow successfully,” he says.
I was very impressed with a new Polish variety I tried last year. — ERIC FRIDFINNSON He is looking to line up rental equipment or have corn custom seeded this spring. He’d also like to try a new high yielding flax variety, Prairie Sapphire developed by Agriculture and Agri-food Canada at the Morden Man. Research centre. It has higher oil content and improved disease resistance over check varieties. “And I continue to play around with Polish canola, as well,” BY DAN PIRARO
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