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Forage Peas for you!  - Maximizing the protein content in your green feed.

Forage Peas for you! - Maximizing the protein content in your green feed.

Intercropping of forage peas with a cereal is a way to add improve forage feed quality by adding protein, while at the same time providing better weed suppression in a field while adding additional standability to forage crops.

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Fall Seed News from Chin Ridge Seeds

Fall Seed News from Chin Ridge Seeds

The dust is just settling on fall seeding and already we are thinking about spring 2025! Here is the latest seed news from Chin Ridge: In this post we will take you behind the scenes with some info about seed production on our farm, give you some info on the newest seed varieties to consider for your farm, and our thoughts on what seed will be in high demand this coming spring.

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New! AB Dram Barley is the first non-glycosidic nitrile (non-GN) malt barley to be bred in Canada - opens up greater use of barley in the production of whisky.

New! AB Dram Barley is the first non-glycosidic nitrile (non-GN) malt barley to be bred in Canada - opens up greater use of barley in the production of whisky.

We are excited to be growing this new barley which is changing the shape of the malting industry in Canada! Because it does not generate any glycosidic nitrile during the malting process, AB Dram is safe to use in the production of single malt whisky.

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Don't go bare this fall!  Take advantage of RDAR's cover crop funding to protect your fields from winter winds and erosion!

Don't go bare this fall! Take advantage of RDAR's cover crop funding to protect your fields from winter winds and erosion!

Don’t miss out on government funding for some of your cover crop plans for fall 2024!

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Top  Forage Barley Choices

Top Forage Barley Choices

Still trying to decide what to seed this spring? We have updated this popular article for our most recent thoughts on the top forage barley varieties for the western prairies!. This one is for the farm and ranch folks out there!

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Top 5 reasons to seed a fall crop

Top 5 reasons to seed a fall crop

Are you on the fence about seeding a fall crop? Here are the top 5 reasons to consider getting off the fence this year and giving it a go! Whether it's Winter Wheat or Hybrid Rye or Alfalfa, here are some of the benefits to seeding a fall crop:

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AAC Chrome Yellow Peas - Top yielder - Area 1 and Area 2 in Alberta Seed Guide

AAC Chrome Yellow Peas - Top yielder - Area 1 and Area 2 in Alberta Seed Guide

If you are thinking of seeding yellow peas this spring, and are trying to decide which pea variety to pick: Here are some reasons to consider AAC Chrome peas.

How to pick the best durum variety for your farm

How to pick the best durum variety for your farm

This article compares the durum varieties we have available for spring 2021 and provides some tips to help you determine which variety will work best on your farm.

How we make seeding decisions

How we make seeding decisions

We asked Don Hubble, our General Manager, to give us some thoughts on how Chin Ridge makes it's seeding decisions. This is our third blog post in our #CountdowntoPlant2021 series.

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Countdown to #Plant2021 - Article 1

Countdown to #Plant2021 - Article 1

Welcome to our Countdown to #Plant2021 blog series! This series explores our take on crop choices and seed treatments as we look towards spring 2021! This article has a bit of fun predicting our start date for seeding this spring.

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