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Seeding Rate Calculators

 
Establishing a crop with an optimal plant population is an important step for producers trying to meet yield goals at harvest time. Mark Cutts, crop specialist with Alberta Agriculture, says advantages of having an optimal plant population include the potential for higher yields, uniformity in the plant stand and for some crops a reduction in weed competition. Cutts says there are tools to help producers get that optimal plant population.
 
Interview with Mark Cutts (3:39 minutes) (1.67 Mb)
Source : Agriculture and Forestry

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Follow the Potato Farmer

Video: Follow the Potato Farmer

We are taking students out to southern Manitoba to Hespler Farms! Farmer Wayne will teach students how he plants and cares for his potato crop and why potatoes are such a unique crop to grow. Teachers, check out your AITC Dashboard for Math'd Potatoes, a potato-themed classroom resource to pair with this tour video. Thank you to Peak of the Market and Penner Farm Services for making this event possible.