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Paul Smith's Blog – January 2013 Archive (3)

Benefits of Tile Drainage

With an accurately designed and installed tile drainage system, you can bring your crop management to a whole new level. Improve yields, improve your soil, and improve the environment around you. It's a good deal for everyone.  You can hire in a professional, or you can do it yourself with great benefits.

Benefits of Tile Drainage

Installing tile drains on your farm will bring you numerous benefits.

Better Yields.

Tile drainage has been proven over…

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Added by Paul Smith on January 9, 2013 at 2:30am — No Comments

Implement steering keeps pulled implements on the right track

                       

It's all very well setting up virtual guidelines for a tractor's visual guidance or automatic steering system to follow, but what if the implement being used doesn't run true?

After all, a large part of the justification for GPS autosteer is its ability to maximise implement output by minimising overlaps and allowing…

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Added by Paul Smith on January 4, 2013 at 6:46pm — No Comments

How to Maximize Potato Planting Stands and Yields

Numerous studies have shown that an average potato field, contains 7% missing or misplaced seed placement causing a total loose of production.  These errors are more commonly referred to as misses and doubles.  This is just the in-row misplacements of skips and doubles, not the row to row errors that are present within the fields from guess row areas.  Guess rows can be corrected easily with the addition of assisted GPS steering systems.

What does this mean to you, would you be…

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Added by Paul Smith on January 3, 2013 at 5:24pm — No Comments

Agriculture Headlines from Farms.com Canada East News - click on title for full story

Five must-do activities with the College of Agriculture and Bioresources at Ag in Motion

Discover the USask College of Agriculture and Bioresources (AgBio) at Ag in Motion on July 21 – 23, 2026! Ag in Motion is the largest outdoor farm expo in Western Canada, located at Discovery Farm Langham. Connect with AgBio at our college’s interactive booth (#328) and throughout the Ag in Motion site. Check off the items below for the best experience. Explore the soil pit. Join us for a soil pit presentation and then go into the soil pit yourself to explore.  Take a photo as a keepsake! Show your AgBio spirit in our photo booth. We have alumni, future alumni and college photo prop signs you can use, along with stickers! Take your photo with Boris the Wild Boar!  Learn about our student programs. Chat with our Student Recruiter about the new programs and hands-on learning experiences available in AgBio. From Agribusiness to Food and Nutrition to Forest Resources, there is something for everyone! Connect with Crop Development Centre experts. Join USask Crop Development Centre (CDC) re

Crop Report for The Period July 7 to 13, 2026

Last week, warmer temperatures, increased sunshine and limited precipitation helped fields to dry, allowing crops to catch up. Producers made progress with spraying and began haying, though high humidity continues to slow drying. Producers remain optimistic while monitoring pests, disease and localized weather impacts. Isolated storms moved through the province, bringing varying amounts of moisture, with some areas also reporting hail. The highest rainfall recorded was 88 millimetres (mm) in the Prince Albert area, followed by 72 mm in the Foam Lake area. The Blaine Lake and Redberry areas received 65 mm and 62 mm of precipitation, respectively.   Despite the relatively warm weather, with some areas experiencing dry conditions due to higher temperatures and wind, topsoil moisture levels in many regions remained relatively stable. Cropland topsoil moisture is: 17 per cent surplus; 80 per cent adequate; and Three per cent short. Hayland topsoil moisture is: 14 per cent surplus; 83 p

More fraudulent equipment sellers popping up

Victims are reporting incidents on the Better Business Bureau’s Scam Tracker

Koch and OCP Expand Phosphate Fertilizer Partnership

Koch acquired a 50% stake in Morocco's JFC I from OCP, expanding a fertilizer joint venture to strengthen global agricultural supply chains following suspended U.S. import duties.

CFA Summer Meeting 2026 Sets Priorities for Canada's Farm Future

The 2026 Canadian Federation of Agriculture Summer Meeting in Halifax united agricultural leaders and ministers to establish policy priorities for Canada's next Agricultural Policy Framework.

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