CURRENT ISSUE - February 2012
cover story
Farmers can become gene wranglers.
features
Sustainable Management of Cereal Leaf Beetle
A new invasive pest of cereals.
Heritage wheat in organic production
Specialty wheat production.
Soil test N and nitrogen fertilizer management
Soil testing provides a guideline for estimating fertilizer N requirements.
Big air delivery to big grain storage
There is new interest in an old idea: using a blast of air to push grain into storage.
Taking precision agriculture to the next level
Applied research expanding technology uptake.
Wet, dry and other soybean choices
Apply a few filters to narrow your options.
Upgrading an essential tool in the fight against virulent crop diseases
The Fort Knox of disease research.
Dry bean dry-down product watch for 2012
Dry edible bean desiccant choices opening up.
Finding answers to some practical questions about soybean rhizobia
Flooding and soil fertility
Many possible scenarios make general recommendations difficult.
Downy mildew in peas showing more often
Still sporadic, but keep the disease on the radar.
Nitrogen credits from chickpea
More nitrogen exported in seed than fixed, but there is more to the story.
Nexera canola: healthy premiums and oil
A billion pounds of bad fat removed from North American diet.
Septoria leaf mottle control on canaryseed
Major disease of canaryseed can cause economic damage.
Maintaining post-harvest red lentil quality
Optimizing storage conditions is key.
What’s New in Pea, Lentil and Chickpea varieties?
Improvements in agronomics, yield and weed control systems highlight the new pea, lentil & chickpea
Lessons from long-term dryland crop rotation study at Bow Island
Long-term study measures soil changes.
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From the Field Editor: February 2012
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