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Winter Wheat and Cold Temperatures

This fall and winter we’ve seen very cold temperatures, warm temperatures, and in some parts of the province, a lack of snow cover. What does this mean for winter wheat, and how does it handle the temperature extremes? To answer those questions we’re speaking with Harry Brook, crop specialist at the Ag-Info Centre, who says January and February is a crucial time period for winter wheat.

Interview with Harry Brook (2:44 minutes) (1.25 Mb)

We’ll have more with Brook on tomorrow’s program. For more information, give the Ag-Info Centre a call at 310-FARM, 310-3276

Source : alberta agriculture

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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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