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- THE BENEFITS OF MULCH IN YOUR GARDENS
- TURNING YOUR LAWN INTO A “GREEN CARPET” THIS SPRING
- CARING FOR YOUR “GREEN CARPET” LAWN
- STARTING YOUR NEW “GREEN CARPET” LAWN
- CORN GLUTEN MEAL AS WEED CONTROL?
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- GROWING ALFALFA — GRASS MIXTURES
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FINDING EXTRA FEED FOR BEEF CATTLE DURING DROUGHT CONDITIONS
The following is an excerpt that was included in the August Newsletter, Beef News in Durham, distributed by the Durham Cattlemen’s Association. Finding Extra Feed Jack Kyle (OMAFRA), Grazier Specialist 705-324-5855 Finding extra forage is going to be a challenge … Continue reading
Posted in BEEF, Crops and Inputs
Tagged baleage, cereals, corn silage, drought, feed, feed testing, forage, oats, ration balancing, rye, sorghum, sorghum-sudan grass, straw, strip grazing, triticale
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GLYPHOSATE: A CARCINOGEN?
This blog article is copied from ‘A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF A FARMER’ blog post that I thought I’d share due to the recent hype around RoundUp being labelled as a human carcinogen. Every once in a while, … Continue reading
Posted in Crops and Inputs, GENERAL INTEREST, Lawn & Garden Care
Tagged cancer and roundup, cancer-causing Roundup, carcinogenic to humans, glyphosate, glyphosate debate, herbicide, herbicides and cancer, Is glyphosate safe, Round Up, roundup, Roundup as Carcinogen
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What You Need To Know About Genetically Modified Organisms
August 26, 2014 | by Justine Alford Genetically modified crops are a topic of intense debate that have sparked a lot of controversy over the years, fuelled largely through a lack of understanding and vast amounts of misinformation. Do we need GM crops? … Continue reading
Posted in Crops and Inputs, GENERAL INTEREST
Tagged controversy surrounding gmo's, genetically-modified organism, gm crops, GMO's, good science vs. bad science, myths
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ASSESSING AN ALFALFA STAND FOR WINTERKILL
As spring approaches, some farmers may be asking about the survival of the alfalfa. It is important to check early for winterkill and for plant injury so that appropriate decisions can be made. Dr. Dan Undersander, forage agronomist from the … Continue reading
Posted in Crops and Inputs
Tagged alfalfa, alfalfa stand, assessing winterkill, crown, root damage, root rot, symmetry of shoots
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