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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 06, 1985
Page
9
Farmers welcomed the licensing of HY3820 Semi Dwarf Wheat after field testing in western Canada last year. On January 3 1985 field staff met with Canada Agricultural Research grain trade Manitoba Government and University staff to review the status with industry and government leaders from various segments.
An American speaker compares HY320 with United States Semi Dwarf wheats and Columbus Wheat, noting 32 mid northwestern varieties with 21 well known. He warns that unlicensed varieties have crossed into western Canada, lack insurance eligibility, and risk buyer beware buying hype over seed supply.
At Roblin Auction Mart on Tuesday January 29 1985 a total of 603 livestock moved through the sale including 461 cattle 6 cows 1 boar 40 weanling pigs 91 feeder pigs 1 horse and 3 goats. Pricing ranged with cattle mostly 48 to 86 dollars per hundredweight and pigs from 25 to 165 dollars per head while sows and boars sold at 46 to 45 cents per pound and horses at 20 dollars per hundredweight.
A discussion on tank mixing herbicides shows reduced wild oat control with Mataven combinations and various products. Interval requirements between applications are noted, with escape scenarios about crop tolerance and safety. The article contains seeds distribution details and a tragic family fire incident.
SeCan unveils OAC Triton as the first triazine tolerant canola variety, enabling weed control on wild mustard and stinkweed while showing weaker vigour and yield. The variety is suited for weed-heavy areas and corn lands with atrazine residues, requiring careful crop management and early seeding.
SeCan unveils Calibre, an oat variety from the University of Saskatchewan. It combines Cascade yields with larger kernels and higher test weight, offering better milling and feed suitability. Calibre shows lower hull percentage and matures one to two days after Cascade and Harmon.
Early settlers faced fierce prairie fires with few roads or ploughed fields to slow them. Fireguards formed by multiple furrows and burned gaps protected homesteads, though high winds could endanger lives. A devastating incident involving a teenage girl is recalled.
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