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June 19, 2019
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Presents the findings of an investigation into a workplace fatality in the agriculture and forestry sector that occurred in April 2016. A farm hand was attempting to weld a rim and tire assembly....
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January 10, 2019
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Presents findings of an investigation into a workplace fatality in the agriculture and forestry sector that occurred in June 2017. A worker was troubleshooting a lifting device on a lumber stacker...
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January 1, 2007
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Results of a major seeding research project conducted in Saskatchewan during the 2000, 2001 and 2002 growing years were presented in the report The Effect of Nitrogen Fertilizer Placement,...
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January 1, 2006
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Presents the results of the testing of various air-seeder openers. Includes a general description of the each air-seeder openers, outlines the testing procedure and discusses results of the testing.
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March 1, 2004
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With increased hog production in Western Canada, manure is becoming a valuable fertilizer source to farms that are near hog operations. Most swine manure is applied to annual cropland in the fall...
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October 1, 2003
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Seed potato is a high value crop with considerable potential in the prairie provinces. Top-killing of the plant foliage prior to harvest induces tuber maturity and accelerates skin set, making the...
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September 1, 2003
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Research in the Brown, Dark Brown, and Black soil zones of Saskatchewan has shown that swine manure is an excellent, sustainable source of fertilizing annual crops. This research update reports on...
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April 1, 2003
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There has been a dramatic shift in farming practices with the move to one-pass, low-disturbance direct seeding systems. Direct seeding equipment has evolved rapidly to meet the challenging...
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September 1, 2002
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The primary goal in making alfalfa bales is to keep the leaves in the bale. Reducing leaf loss is important because about 70 per cent of an alfalfa plant’s protein is in the leaves. This project...
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May 1, 2002
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Chickpea production across the prairies has increased dramatically over the past number of years and there is concern that air seeder metering/air delivery systems may damage fragile chickpea...