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Swift Current (Sask.) district Farming Today
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[alfalfa and pulse crop segments]

Six segments for Farming Today.
1) Gordon Foth interviewing Dr. Paul Jefferson about irrigation of alfalfa varieties;
2) Host Andrew Kylie interviewing Dr. Paul Jefferson regarding alfalfa diseases;
3) Bob Springer interviewing Dr. Perry Miller regarding pule crop tours at south farm;
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[Crop rotation, winterkill, wind study and nitrogen fixation segments]

Four segments for Farming Today: Gordon Foth interviews 1) Dr. Bob Zettner about crop rotation; 2) Dr. Grant MacLeod about winterkill of fall rye; host Gordon Bacon interviews 3) Dr. Doug Cambell about a verticl axis wind turbine and 4) Dr. Bix Bidereck about nitrogen fixation in legumes.

[Dr. Taggert, World Food Day, Soil]

Four clips from Farming Today, hosted by Gordon Parker. All clips are duplicates of ones found on MI 274.

  1. Taggert family discussing Dr. J.G. Taggert
  2. Researcher from Punjab University
  3. World Food Day discussion
  4. Soil erosion control

[Dr. Taggert, World Food Day, soil and forage]

Eight segments of Farming Today:

  1. Reminiscences of Dr. J.G. Taggert (first Supervisor of the Swift Current Research Station)
  2. Nitrogen-water interactions
  3. World Food Day interviews
  4. Barriers for soil control
  5. Forage program and beef production
  6. Soil test reports
  7. Seeding grass and legumes
  8. Dealing with winter annual weeds in the fall
    Most segments were hosted by Gordon Parker..

[Fertilizer use and winter cereals segments]

Host Gordon Bacon interviews 1) Dr. Fernando Selles about fertilizer use and micronutrient requirements for crops; and 2) Dr. Grant McLeod about winter cereals, including weed control and fertilizer use. Both interviews take place at the Semiarid Prairie Agricultural Research Centre (SPARC) and are for Farming Today.

This cassette includes a log sheet.

[Forage Program and Weather Data]

Three clips from Farming Today, all hosted by Gordon Parker:

  1. Forage program
  2. Weather and the District Officer Project with Ken Worek (from Environment Canada)
  3. Snowfall and winter moisture with Doug Judisch [Duplicate of MI 275]

[Forage, irrigation, watershed and hay segments]

Six segments for Farming Today:
1) Host John Waddington interviewing Dr. Paul Jefferson about the winter hardiness of alfalfa.
2) Host Les Bohrson interviewing Morris and Linda Metke of Treasure Valley Farms about drip irrigation and fruit orchards in Sasaktchewan.
3) Gordon Foth interviewing Dr. Brian McConkey about watershed management.
4) Gordon Foth interviewing Dr. Myriam Fernandez regarding disease control in cereal crops.
5) Host Bob Springer interviewing Jim Graham about farm feed and hay testing.
6) Host Les Bohrson interviewing Vince and Gerald Bolton (?) and Bord Hazen (?) about snow water management.

[grass, weather data, Ag. Inspector]

Three non-Farming Today clips and six clips from Farming Today series (usually hosted by Gordon Parker):

  1. Alfalfa and nitrogen capture
  2. Weather with Ken Worek (Environment Canada)
  3. CIDA and church World Development program [NOT hosted by Gordon]
  4. Ag. Canada Inspection with Ryan Henderson
  5. Equipment design lab with Mark Stumberg
  6. Weather with Doug Judish (Technician)

At the beginning of the tape, there are about eight minutes of news clips (including the introduction of the provincial sales tax). After the Farming Today clips, there is an Ag Canada advertisement ("What does agriculture mean to you?"), a "Partners in Preventing Crime" public service announcement, and then sports news highlights (professional golf and tennis and a local baseball team, the Swift Current Indians).

[grazing, seed, drought and alfalfa segments]

Seven clips from Farming Today, the first six are hosted by Gordon Parker.

  1. Conway ranch with Dr. Neil Holt researching complentary grazing
  2. Agricultural inspection [duplicate of MI 275]
  3. Cereal program with Dr. Grant McLeod
  4. Drought research with Dr. John Clark
  5. Heinrich variety of alfalfa with Dr. Paul Jefferson
  6. Alfalfa and nitrogen fixing with John Leishen [duplicate of MI 275]
  7. Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association "SOS program" with Pat Flaten and a different interviewer [Gord Bacon?]

[Intern Student, Save Our Soils]

Four clips from Farming Today, all hosted by Gordon Parker:

  1. Interview with a student intern named Bill Black
  2. Seed growing on Barry Campbell's farm
  3. Save Our Soils program
  4. Wheat stem sawfly with Ron Depan
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