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Release: advisories to make sure what we're going to do is all important to me at the end of the day, at the end of
okay. That may involve also checking with exporters harvest, that I have a crop or a commodity that is
Keep it Clean is a joint initiative of the Canola where we intend to sell the products. marketable and is safe and healthy as a food type.
Council of Canada, Pulse Canada, Cereals Canada, We need to pay attention on an ongoing basis, not It's really just about doing the right thing as far as by Cassie Kushniruk demonstrate five different soil treatment
Barley Council of Canada and Prairie Oat Growers just once a year, but regularly to see what the Keep best management practices. types. “The soil type that we have out at
Association, providing growers with tips and tools it Clean advisories have highlighted as products to In particular, the last three years or so, we've had This summer, excessive moisture our plots and probably in that general
for growing crops that meet the requirements of our pay particular attention to. so many different trade barriers that came our way; conditions have once again caused area is clay, and it's been holding onto a
domestic and export customers. Everyone needs to take responsibility. Because everything from the dockage issue in canola to trouble for farmers in planting, lot of that moisture, so with this trial,
We talked to farmers and asked them a simple everyone depends on the same markets, essentially glyphosate and malt barley. The use of glyphosate at maintaining, and harvesting their crops. we're hoping to see if these different soil
question “Why do you keep it clean on your farm?” right? We're producing food, so it has to be clean. harvest, I think, is probably the issue that has the The West Central Forage Association amendments and plant treatments will
Here are their responses. Learn more about the use of acceptable pesticides biggest spotlight right now, for sure. As growers, we (WCFA), which serves the needs of actually improve the soil, and then we'll
Fiona Jochum at https://keepingitclean.ca/acceptable-pesticides. really don't want to lose that tool because if you do producers in the region by demonstrating be able to pass that onto our members
St. François Xavier, MB Henry Van Ankum have a weed problem in your fields, glyphosate can new agricultural technology and and maybe it can influence some of the
Canola, oats, soybeans and wheat Alma, ON be a very effective way of getting it under control. production practices, is also seeing the things they decide to grow in the future,”
It's important because across Canada we are Corn, soybeans and wheat Learn more and find resources to grow market- negative effects of these conditions on Nay said.
known for our quality products. That standard is Canada has a long-standing reputation of ready crops at https://keepingitclean.ca/ both their plots and their producers' Nay noted that WCFA's members have
what people look for when they buy from us, so growing, producing and selling quality grain and I This program is funded through the crops. definitely been struggling with their
that's what we have to deliver. Exporting is so feel good to be a part of that. AgriMarketing Program through the Canadian WCFA General Manager Rachael Nay crops as well due to the rain and
important for Canadian agriculture; we don't want to I see a few parts that go into keeping crops market Agricultural Partnership, a federal, provincial,
jeopardize any of our markets or our relationships ready: we try to make sure we're using the right territorial initiative. stated that due to the amount of moisture excessive moisture. “There have been a
with our customers. Even beyond that, if you think products, we're applying them at the right rate and the area has received, they were not able lot of [producers] out our way that have
about it, we're all consumers here too, we're using them at the right time. Another part is good, to seed their plots on time this year. “We been trying different alternative crops
consuming the food that we grow and we all want a solid crop rotation which helps keep some of the actually just got our perennial forage trial and mixtures, trying to see if certain
safe, nutritious food supply. disease pressures down. The last part of it is in this week,” Nay noted. “Fortunately things will do better with all the moisture
As a young farmer, I'm still learning. That's why I communicating with the buyers and understanding for us, it's an establishment year for that we've been having,” she said.
like using the Keep it Clean staging guides, in what their rules and requirements are. trial, so we don't have to worry about In the fall, WCFA is hoping to send out
particular for canola. You can't tell how the crop is Market access isn't something we can take for harvest data collection or anything.” their trial reports to let members know Time for Tails
doing by just looking at it from a distance, you granted. We have to all do our part to make sure this At their Wildwood site, WCFA is how their different demonstration and
actually have to go in, break open pods and whatnot. value chain works. If the grain handlers can't sell the currently working on a soil revitalization research trials turned out.
The staging guide is really easy, so it helps to take a product, they aren't going to be too interested in trial, in which they are hoping to by Dawn Mitchell
quick look at it, so I know exactly what I'm buying it.
supposed to look for when I go out to judge the Learn more about Keep it Clean at
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