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News and Views
News and Views
Crop variety - the spice of life, or money in the bank?
New crop varieties and variety tables are now farm sales. personal experience with a variety to see how
available, so how should producers choose the “Think of the variety tables as a good tool, not well it works under your situation.” PASSPORT PHOTOS & MORE
variety that works best on their land? Harry an infallible predictor of production. Experience For more information about crop varieties,
Brook, crop specialist at the Alberta Ag-Info is still the best measure of which varieties will contact the Alberta Ag-Info Centre at 310-FARM
Centre looks how to interpret the information to produce best on your farm. It comes down to (3276). (Agri-News) Professional Digital Passport System photos
make appropriate choices. ready in minutes while you wait...
Producers should start by analyzing all the
information contained in the variety tables. Says
Brook, “The tables are structured with yield
potential as the main criteria. It takes into
account soil conditions, moisture, as well as
individual management.”
“Varieties that perform well under both high
and low yield categories have greater yield
stability and consistency of performance, and
thusly, less risk. The more station years a variety
is tested, the more the information can be relied
on to be accurate.”
Brook says that usually new varieties may
seem to have significant yield advantages over
the standard test varieties when they first come
out. “Over time, as the variety is grown under
more diverse weather and soil conditions, the
yield tends to drop closer to the general average.
Generally speaking, a cereal variety needs at
least a six to eight per cent yield difference above
the check variety to give a consistently better
yield. In oilseeds, this difference needs to be
greater than 12 to 15 per cent.”
DROP IN AND SEE!ROP IN AND SEE!
Other than seed yield, the ultimate use of the
crop needs to be considered. “Is it for feed, D
forage or seed,” he asks. “If it is barley, is it for
5040 3rd Avenue, Edson040 3rd Avenue, Edson
greenfeed, feed grain or malt?” The U8, U12, and Junior High wrestlers had their annual year-end pizza party at Pine Grove
“Once you have selected the crop type look at Middle School on February 20. “We had a good sequence of different age groups this year 5
other management factors. What is your current which was nice to see,” said Head Coach Curtis Brinker. “Senior [High] wrestlers will
780-723-578780-723-5787
crop rotation? Are you putting barley on barley? continue on for a while and they will travel to Nationals in New Brunswick.” photo Deanna
If so, your risk of leaf and plant diseases Mitchener 7
increases. Look at the plant’s resistance to
common root and leaf diseases. Is lodging a
The Weekly Anchorhe Weekly Anchor
problem? You should also be selecting for shorter Alberta wheat farmers and the SR&ED tax credit T
crops or stronger straw. If you are in the irrigated
parts of the province, you might select a semi- Wheat farmers for their expenditures Farm individuals information, contact
dwarf variety.” paying the Alberta on eligible R&D work. should use form T2038 the Canada Revenue
Brook says to also consider seed size. “In peas, Wheat Commission T h e t a x c r e d i t (IND) to claim this Agency directly, or
seed size has a very significant effect on seed (AWC) check-off are percentage is based on credit when filing their visit the CRA website.
costs. When seeding, you are trying to get a eligible for a tax credit the amount invested in taxes while farm Producers who have
specific plant population per square foot. Seed through the Scientific R&D that meets the corporations must use requested a refund of
size will greatly affect the pounds of seed needed R e s e a r c h & criteria laid out by the form T2SCH31. their check-off are not
per acre.” E x p e r i m e n t a l Canada Revenue F o r m o r e eligible for the tax
“On top of that you also have to look at the D e v e l o p m e n t Agency (CRA).
germination rate and seed vigour,” he adds. (SR&ED) program for credit. (Agri-News)
“Tests for vigour try to replicate some of the their investment in
negative factors in the soil that would kill off
newly germinated seeds. This helps in estimating AWC funded research
and development
actual seed needed to get that desired plant
population in the crop.” (R&D) projects. The
Maturity is an issue, especially in marginal rate for the 2018 tax
cropping areas or when seeding is delayed. year is 17 per cent.
Explains Brook, “The maturity rating is only an A W C - f u n d e d
approximation and can only be used within a research focuses on
crop and region, not between crops. It is genetic and agronomic
dependent on the kind of year and the area it is improvements aimed
grown. For example, the Peace region has a at improving the long-
shorter growing season than southern Alberta, term profitability of
but that is compensated somewhat by the longer A l b e r t a ' s w h e a t
summer days in the Peace.” producers.
“Recent trends in plant breeding have brought The federal SR&ED
out varieties with higher yields. That also comes program encourages
with longer maturity. The last couple of falls R&D investment
have been difficult for harvest, particularly if through tax-based
long season varieties were grown.” incentives, giving
Brook says to remember that once a variety is claimants tax credits
registered, it usually takes a couple of years
before sufficient seed is available for general
THE WEEKLY ANCHOR
PAGE 28 MONDAY MARCH 4, 2019 MONDAY MARCH 4, 2019 PAGE 13
T he Weekly ANCHOR
Farm and Fieldarm and Field
F
News and Views
News and Views
Crop variety - the spice of life, or money in the bank?
New crop varieties and variety tables are now farm sales. personal experience with a variety to see how
available, so how should producers choose the “Think of the variety tables as a good tool, not well it works under your situation.” PASSPORT PHOTOS & MORE
variety that works best on their land? Harry an infallible predictor of production. Experience For more information about crop varieties,
Brook, crop specialist at the Alberta Ag-Info is still the best measure of which varieties will contact the Alberta Ag-Info Centre at 310-FARM
Centre looks how to interpret the information to produce best on your farm. It comes down to (3276). (Agri-News) Professional Digital Passport System photos
make appropriate choices. ready in minutes while you wait...
Producers should start by analyzing all the
information contained in the variety tables. Says
Brook, “The tables are structured with yield
potential as the main criteria. It takes into
account soil conditions, moisture, as well as
individual management.”
“Varieties that perform well under both high
and low yield categories have greater yield
stability and consistency of performance, and
thusly, less risk. The more station years a variety
is tested, the more the information can be relied
on to be accurate.”
Brook says that usually new varieties may
seem to have significant yield advantages over
the standard test varieties when they first come
out. “Over time, as the variety is grown under
more diverse weather and soil conditions, the
yield tends to drop closer to the general average.
Generally speaking, a cereal variety needs at
least a six to eight per cent yield difference above
the check variety to give a consistently better
yield. In oilseeds, this difference needs to be
greater than 12 to 15 per cent.”
DROP IN AND SEE!ROP IN AND SEE!
Other than seed yield, the ultimate use of the
crop needs to be considered. “Is it for feed, D
forage or seed,” he asks. “If it is barley, is it for
5040 3rd Avenue, Edson040 3rd Avenue, Edson
greenfeed, feed grain or malt?” The U8, U12, and Junior High wrestlers had their annual year-end pizza party at Pine Grove
“Once you have selected the crop type look at Middle School on February 20. “We had a good sequence of different age groups this year 5
other management factors. What is your current which was nice to see,” said Head Coach Curtis Brinker. “Senior [High] wrestlers will
780-723-578780-723-5787
crop rotation? Are you putting barley on barley? continue on for a while and they will travel to Nationals in New Brunswick.” photo Deanna
If so, your risk of leaf and plant diseases Mitchener 7
increases. Look at the plant’s resistance to
common root and leaf diseases. Is lodging a
The Weekly Anchorhe Weekly Anchor
problem? You should also be selecting for shorter Alberta wheat farmers and the SR&ED tax credit T
crops or stronger straw. If you are in the irrigated
parts of the province, you might select a semi- Wheat farmers for their expenditures Farm individuals information, contact
dwarf variety.” paying the Alberta on eligible R&D work. should use form T2038 the Canada Revenue
Brook says to also consider seed size. “In peas, Wheat Commission T h e t a x c r e d i t (IND) to claim this Agency directly, or
seed size has a very significant effect on seed (AWC) check-off are percentage is based on credit when filing their visit the CRA website.
costs. When seeding, you are trying to get a eligible for a tax credit the amount invested in taxes while farm Producers who have
specific plant population per square foot. Seed through the Scientific R&D that meets the corporations must use requested a refund of
size will greatly affect the pounds of seed needed R e s e a r c h & criteria laid out by the form T2SCH31. their check-off are not
per acre.” E x p e r i m e n t a l Canada Revenue F o r m o r e eligible for the tax
“On top of that you also have to look at the D e v e l o p m e n t Agency (CRA).
germination rate and seed vigour,” he adds. (SR&ED) program for credit. (Agri-News)
“Tests for vigour try to replicate some of the their investment in
negative factors in the soil that would kill off
newly germinated seeds. This helps in estimating AWC funded research
and development
actual seed needed to get that desired plant
population in the crop.” (R&D) projects. The
Maturity is an issue, especially in marginal rate for the 2018 tax
cropping areas or when seeding is delayed. year is 17 per cent.
Explains Brook, “The maturity rating is only an A W C - f u n d e d
approximation and can only be used within a research focuses on
crop and region, not between crops. It is genetic and agronomic
dependent on the kind of year and the area it is improvements aimed
grown. For example, the Peace region has a at improving the long-
shorter growing season than southern Alberta, term profitability of
but that is compensated somewhat by the longer A l b e r t a ' s w h e a t
summer days in the Peace.” producers.
“Recent trends in plant breeding have brought The federal SR&ED
out varieties with higher yields. That also comes program encourages
with longer maturity. The last couple of falls R&D investment
have been difficult for harvest, particularly if through tax-based
long season varieties were grown.” incentives, giving
Brook says to remember that once a variety is claimants tax credits
registered, it usually takes a couple of years
before sufficient seed is available for general
