Proceedings of Direct Seeding Ideas 2001 : January 10, 2001, Knights of Columbus Hall, Falher : January 11, 2001, Dunvegan Motor Inn, Fairview, Alberta PDF
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Proceedings of DIRECT SEEDING IDEAS 2001 January 10, 2001 Knights of Columbus Hall, Falher January 11,2001 Dunvegan Motor Inn, Fairivew r — 1 /diberia AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE PPrairieF FarRm RAehabi«lilal^ion Aldmin<i! i Acknowledgements Thanks to all the participants, speakers, helpers and the Dunvegan Motor Inn for their involvement in the Direct Seeding 2001 Workshop held in Falher on January 10 and in Fairview on January 1 1 . Approximately 140 people attended from across the Peace Region from as far away as Fort St. John, High Level and Valleyview. Special thanks to the organizing committee, including Randy Perkins and Tom Staples of Alberta Agriculture, and Blair English of PFRA for their assistance in locating sponsors, speakers, advertisers, as well as registration and room setup. Thanks to the speakers for their presentations at the two days, and for providing the material for this proceedings. Thanks to the sponsors, including Alberta Reduced Tillage Initiative, Alberta Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture, BASF, Advanta, Cyanamid, Farm Credit Corporation, United Farmers of Alberta, Ducks Unlimited, Fairview College, Monsanta, Dupont, Zeneca and Cargill. Special thanks to Monsanto for sponsoring lunch and Zeneca for a jug of Touchdown. Thanks to Agriculture Financial Services Corporation, Ducks Unlimited, Town of Fairview, and Alberta Agriculture for supplying door prizes. Thanks to the Alberta Institute of Agrologists (Peace River Branch) for processing the income and expenses. Special thanks to Linda Brazel for formatting and producing these proceedings. We hope the day was beneficial for you and hope to see you next year for another edition of the Direct Seeding Workshop. John Zylstra, P.Ag. Conservation Coordinator, Peace Region Regional Advisory Services Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development 2001 "Direct Seeding Ideas" Worlcshop January 10,2001 Knights of Columbus Hall - Falher January 11,2001 Dunvegan Motor Inn - Fairview AGENDA 8:30-9:00 am Registration 9:15 am Opening Remarks 9:30 am My Direct Seeding System Ken Eshpeter, Daysland Farmer and Poet 10:15am Coffee 1 1 :00 am Insect Pests in the Peace Jennifer Otani, Entomologist, Northern Agriculture Research Centre 1 1 :30 am Weed Control Systems John O 'Donovan, Cropping Systems, Northern Agriculture Research Centre 12:00 noon Lunch (sponsored by Monsanto) 1 :00 pm Manure in Direct Seeding Tom Staples, Soil Specialist, Alberta Agriculture 1 :30 pm Financial Investments for Direct Seeding Gordon Williams, Farm Management Extension, Lethbridge Community College 2:10 pm Precision Farming Tom Goddard, Soil Conservation Specialist, Alberta Agriculture 2:40 pm Coffee 3 :00 pm Seeding Depths, Drills, and Your System Gary Ropchan, Coordinator, Central Peace Conservation Society 3:30 pm Nitrogen Fertility to Minimize Crop Lodging Tracey Nicholson, Technologist, Central Peace Conservation Society 3:50 pm Pea Fertility in Direct Seeding Paul Laflamme, Pulse Speciahst, Alberta Agriculture Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2015 https://archive.org/details/proceedingsofdirOOdire_0 Table of Contents No-Till in East-Central Alberta, Canada Ken Eshpeter, Daysland Page 1 Agricultural Insect Pests - O ur Y2K Bug Jennifer Otani, Northern Agriculture Research Centre Page 4 Reducing Dependence on Herbicides John O'Donovan, Northern Agriculture Research Centre Page 9 Manure Agronomics Project Tom Staples, Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Page 15 Economic Decision Making Gordon Williams, Lethbridge Community College Page 25 Precision Farming Update Tom Goddard, Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Page 37 Tillage and Time, Seeding Depth, Drill Selection and Lodging Garry Ropchan and Tracey Nicholson, Central Peace Conservation Society Page 43 Pea Fertility in Direct Seeding Paul Laflamme, Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Page 67 Direct Seeding Workshop No'Till in East-Central Alberta^ Canada Ken Eshpeter Farmer and Poet Daysland, Alberta Page 1 Direct Seeding Workshop No-Till in East-Central Alberta, Cgnada Ken Eshpeter Daysland, Alberta This is one producer's perspective that has been developing over a 1 0-year period. I f arm in a flat to gently undulating part of the Alberta "Parkland." We receive about 10-12 inches of growing season precipitation annually, which results in fairly predictable moisture stress for crop development most years. Our clay loam soils usually reward us with good crops annually. But, no-till farming helps us manage soil moisture more effectively and thus reduce some of the stress of growing crops on dry land. Over the years I h ave had many "learning experiences" developing my direct seeding and no-till system. The following is a brief outline of what I h ave learned. I break the process of no-tilling on my farm into five basic stages or processes which are utterly important. They are interdependent factors which operate together to produce successful crops. These factors are: 1) Residue Management 2) Weed Control 3) Seed Placement 4) Fertilizer Placement 5) Rotation 1) R esidue Management - S uccessful no-tilling begins at harvest. The harvester must chop and spread the straw and chaff evenly. Without this step I w ould be beat. Uniform chopping and spreading allows your seeding tool to smoothly, and without bunching, place the seed into the ground. 2) Weed Control -Weed control begins at harvest for two reasons: a) You can assess prior crop weeds and their impact on your next year's crop b) You can use pre-harvest spray to control certain weeds for the next year's crop like - Q uackgrass - C anada and sow thistle - T oad flax As experience with no-till increases, our flexibility with weed control increases. We can decrease our dependence on certain herbicides somewhat. Use all the chemistry possible and hopefully ward off the lurking monster of 'herbicide resistance." My system allows me to rotate virtually every chemical group. This takes much planning but I am certain that it will be worth it. 3) Seed Placement - Seed placement is crucial! I m ust have a system that allows for shallow seeding and that creates a blackened area on top of the seed row. Because our springs tend to be Page 2
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