Excellent article from NDSU's Dr. Franzen on the cost of soil erosion. Franzen puts a number on the cost of major nutrients lost in 1' of topsoil. The number is chilling. Photo from central ND on May 25, 2021. ndsu.edu/agriculture/ag…

PepsiCo position related to our program in Western Canada. Check it out!

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What's the best forage and habitat blend for saline/wet marginal acres seeding?

This is your last chance to apply for the next cohort of our Automation and Digital Agriculture Specialist training program. This cohort will start on April 15 in #Saskatchewan and the applications will close today at 5 pm.

Start your application now: bit.ly/3TO6bbz

I need some maple peas for a demo. DM me if you have some.

Hey Intercroppers (or potential intercroppers)

Is there anybody close to Redvers that would be up for a maple pea canola fieldscale demonstration? There's some funding for it possibly.
I just need one location.

Programs will pay you to seed this down. We also have a program with PepsiCo that will reward the good acres for better efficiency and higher average yield. Win win!

The updated UW–Madison Division of Extension UW NPM Herbicide Rotational Restrictions for Cover and Forage Cropping Systems publication is hot off the press!

Kudos to Natasha Paris and team for the tremendous effort updating this outstanding publication.

For complete info: cropsandsoils.extension.wisc.edu/articles/herbi…

Maybe they want to hear from the intercroppers?

Me, Katie, Anmol and new hire Bhuvan out in the new cover crop trial with instrumentation for soil temp and moisture. We planted fall rye and flax in September.

Announcement about funding of plot combine purchased in 2023!

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Well spring is coming soon, so I'm putting out the call again for producers/agronomists to send us soil samples from pea or lentil fields. We got great data last year, but we need more samples to build a robust root rot prediction model. AB Pulse Growers Saskatchewan Pulse Growers MPSG

We are wrapping up our 2023 season PepsiCo Regen Ag farmer incentive program and expect to be enrolling canola acres for 2024 season.

DM me if you want to know details. It's part of voluntary carbon insets and can help you try some new things.

If you're having trouble with root rot in pea or lentil...
Or expecting high grasshopper pressure...
You should think about growing chickpea-flax intercrop in brown and dark brown soil zones. Watch days to maturity and frost free days for your area though.

Hey my Twitter peeps!

What could one use in wheat underseeded to sweet clover, red clover and Italian ryegrass to control kochi? Let's assume the kochia is susceptible to group 2.

Great to see all the snow out there. Days like today are a prime example of the recent conversation regarding the need to have at least some standing residue out in fields to catch blowing snow and prevent erosion.

If you are think about seeding canola onto a cover crop this spring, we have a programming opportunity through PepsiCo and SERF to discuss with you. Likewise with underseeded canola. Western Canada region.

Chicken-mobile for pasturing chickens is in progress!
So far we have spent about $20 in materials.