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Cropping Plan Considerations

An Agriculture and Forestry specialist says there are a few points producers should consider before committing acreage to almost any crop this spring. Harry Brook, crop specialist at the Ag-Info Centre, says every year the challenge is finding profitable crops to grow.

Interview with Harry Brook (3:47 minutes) (1.73 Mb)

 
 
Source : Alberta Ag and Forestry

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Drought Now, Cold Weather To Come, Grain State Outlook

Video: Drought Now, Cold Weather To Come, Grain State Outlook

Colder weather ahead is the call from Eric Hunt with University of Nebraska Extension. We dig into the forecast for the months to come and look back at what happened at the end of the growing season, including the conditions that allowed southern corn rust to thrive. Eric also breaks down the current drought situation, highlighting where it’s driest now and where the conditions are changing. We wrap on the spring outlook and the current La Nina pattern in place and and what’s driving this cold snap. Yes, Eric said polar vortex in this conversation.