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Listen: Pulse crop breeding in Saskatchewan is heading in a new direction

A long-term relationship with the University of Saskatchewan Crop Development Centre ended and it was announced last summer that Saskatchewan Pulse Growers will partner with LimaGrain, the fourth largest seed company in the world.

Limagrain Head of Cereal and Pulse Research Jason Ranheimer shares with Alice McFarlane with Ag Access some of the work that was done in the first year of the partnership.

Alice McFarlane is the Agriculture Information Director for 105 CJVR and Saskatchewan’s BeachRadioSK.ca in Melfort, Sask.

Tune in to Ag Access weekdays during the noon hour on 105 CJVR.

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A chain harrow is a game changer

Video: A chain harrow is a game changer

Utilizing a rotational grazing method on our farmstead with our sheep helps to let the pasture/paddocks rest. We also just invested in a chain harrow to allow us to drag the paddocks our sheep just left to break up and spread their manure around, dethatch thicker grass areas, and to rough up bare dirt areas to all for a better seed to soil contact if we overseed that paddock. This was our first time really using the chain harrow besides initially testing it out. We are very impressed with the work it did and how and area that was majority dirt, could be roughed up before reseeding.

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