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Jan 29, 2020

ASB Environmental Project: On-farm Soil Nutrient & Health Assessments

On-farm soil nutrient budgeting and mapping, PCBFA identified 6 livestock and cropping operations across the Peace Country for the project.

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Jan 29, 2020

Nitrate Levels in Selected Cocktails in 2016: The Risk of Nitrate Toxicity

Cocktail cover crops are often used to further increase the benefits of a one-species cover crop. Cocktail cover crops offer more diversity

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Jan 29, 2020

A Progress Report on Fall or Spring Management Options for Pastures: Renovate or Rejuvenate?

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of different methods of rejuvenating old forage stands and brush control in comparis

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Jan 29, 2020

Progress Report on On-farm Evaluation of Forage-stand Rejuvenation Methods

Producers’ questions in the Peace on forage-stand rejuvenation methods always include: How much more forage does a reseed produce? How will

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Jan 29, 2020

Using Subsoiling to Reduce Soil Compaction in Pastures

On beef cattle operations, at some point, forage production of hay fields and pastures will no longer meet minimum production expectations

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Jan 29, 2020

Demonstration of 14 Soybean Varieties for Forage

Soybean plants may be grazed or harvested from the flowering stage to near maturity for use as high-quality hay. Soybeans may also be grown

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Jan 28, 2020

Demonstration of Corn Intercropping Systems to Improve Corn Forage Quality

Over 100 corn forage samples have been analyzed for quality by PCBFA in the last few years, and the majority of the samples came

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Jan 28, 2020

Field Scale Corn Seeding Rate Trial

Plant population refers to the number of plants per acre; planting or seeding rate refers to the number of seeds planted per acre.

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Jan 28, 2020

Determining Optimum Nitrogen Rates for Corn

One of the most costly and important inputs in corn production is nitrogen fertilizer. The objective of this project is to help develop

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Jan 28, 2020

Peace Corn Variety Trial

In the Peace Country region, winter feeding costs make up the bulk of the overall cost of production for cow-calf producers. There are many

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Jan 28, 2020

Managing Roundup Ready Canola in Corn

Corn acreage in the Peace River Region for livestock feed has steadily increased over the past number of years. Most of the corn seeded is

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Jan 28, 2020

Testing of New Sainfoin Lines for Bloat-free Alfalfa Pasture Mixtures

Sainfoin is a perennial forage legume that does not cause bloat because of its condensed tannin concentration. The condensed tannin is very

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Jan 28, 2020

Annual Crop Mixtures for Beef Swath Grazing and Dairy Silage

Swath grazing is a management practice that can be used to extend the grazing season and to reduce feed, labor and manure handling costs

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Jan 28, 2020

Annual & Italian Ryegrass Variety Trial For Forage and Re-Growth Potential

Annual and Italian ryegrasses are easier to establish. Producers ask many questions about annual and Italian ryegrass varieties.

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Jan 28, 2020

Demonstration of Cover Crop Types as Mono-crops for Forage Yield and Nutritional Value

Annual crops for forages can be used to provide an additional source of hay, silage or pasture when perennial forage crops are in short

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Jan 27, 2020

Forage DM Yield and Nutritional Value of Oat Varieties Harvested at 3 Stages of Maturity

Producers in Alberta harvest significant acreage of annual crops for greenfeed and silage every year.

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Jan 27, 2020

Regional Silage Variety Trials: Pulse Mixtures (Pea-Cereal Mixtures)

The growing of two crops simultaneously on the same field, particularly growing of legumes with cereals is known to offer scope

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Jan 27, 2020

Triticale Varieties for Swath Grazing

Swath grazing is one of the commonly used methods in the Peace to extend the field grazing season. Swath grazing eliminates the cost and

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Jan 27, 2020

Regional Silage Variety Trials: Spring Triticale Varieties for Silage

Triticale is a cross of wheat and rye. Triticale is a cool season cover crop. Spring triticale provides an excellent high yielding

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Jan 27, 2020

Regional Silage Variety Trials: Oat Varieties

Oat is the most popular cool-season cereal crop grown for forage and has become a reliable source of conserved forage for over-wintering

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