Crops Publications

• All free factsheets listed are available online (see hypertext links).
• Hard copies (limit of 10 per title) are available to Alberta residents by using the online order form or by calling 780-427-0391.
• Residents of other provinces are reminded the information is specific to Alberta, so they should contact their own agriculture departments for information more pertinent to their local conditions.

General
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Agdex No.	Title		Format
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100 / 22-1	Using 1,000-Kernel Weight for Calculating Seeding Rates and Harvest Losses. Revised 2018. -UPDATE-		html	pdf
100 / 25-1	Beneficial Management Practices: Environmental Manual for Crop Producers in Alberta. 2004.		html	pdf
100 / 32	Varieties of Cereal and Oilseed Crops for Alberta. 2019. (Annual). -UPDATE-		html	pdf
100 / 32-1	Irrigated Crop Recommendations. Revised 2008.		html	pdf
100 / 52-1	Bale Silage. 2003.		html	pdf
100 / 541-1	Fertilizer Requirements of Irrigated Grain and Oilseed Crops. Revised 2013.		html	pdf	mobile version
100 / 548-1	Plant Growth Regulators: What Agronomists Need to Know. Revised 2018. -UPDATE-		html	pdf
100 / 561-2	Optimum Seeding Date and Rates for Irrigated Grain and Oilseed Crops. 2011.		html	pdf

General
Agdex No.	Title		Format
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110 / 632-1	Fusarium Head Blight of Barley and Wheat. Revised 2003.		html	pdf
110 / 632-3	Alberta Fusarium graminearum Management Plan. Revised 2012.		html	pdf	mobile version

Agdex No.	Title		Format
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111 / 561-1	Irrigation Scheduling for Silage Corn in Southern Alberta. Revised 2016.		html	pdf

Wheat
Agdex No.	Title		Format
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112 / 10-1	Agronomic Management of Winter Wheat in Alberta. 2007.		html	pdf
112 / 10-2	Dryland Agronomic Management of Soft White Spring Wheat and Canada Spring Wheat in Alberta. 2013.		html	pdf	mobile version
112 / 11-1	Winter Wheat in the Parkland Area of Alberta. Revised 2018.		html	pdf
112 / 20-4	High Protein Wheat Production. Revised 2008.		html	pdf
112 / 541-1	Fertilizing Irrigated Soft White Spring Wheat.		html	pdf
112 / 542-1	Fertilizing Winter Wheat in Southern Alberta. 2000.		html	pdf
112 / 561-1	Irrigation Scheduling for Winter Wheat in Southern Alberta. 2011.		html	pdf
112 / 561-2	Irrigation Scheduling for Spring Wheat in Southern Alberta. 2011.		html	pdf
112 / 632-3	Wheat Streak Mosaic in Alberta and its Control.		html	pdf

Barley
Agdex No.	Title		Format
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114 / 20-2	Malting Barley. Revised 2009.		html	pdf.
114 / 50-1	Harvesting Hulless Barley. Revised 1999.		html	pdf
114 / 61-1	Storage of High Moisture Barley. Revised 2008.		html	pdf
114 / 540-1	Optimizing Barley Silage Production in Alberta. 2000.		html	pdf
114 / 540-2	Agronomic and Fertilizer Management of Barley in Alberta. 2008.		html	pdf
114 / 561-1	Irrigation Scheduling for Barley in Southern Alberta. 2011.		html	pdf

Rye
Agdex No.	Title		Format
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117 / 20-1	Fall Rye Production. Revised 2018. -UPDATE-		html

Other Grains
Agdex No.	Title		Format
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118 / 10-1	Dryland Agronomic Practices for Spring Triticale Production in Alberta. 2013.		html	pdf	mobile version
118 / 20-1	Triticale. Revised 2001.		html	pdf
118 / 20-2	Common Buckwheat. Revised 2001.		html	pdf

General
Agdex No.	Title		Format
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120 / 15-1	Growing Forage Legumes for Seed.		html	pdf
120 / 20-1	Alberta Forage Manual. 2nd Edition. $30.00		purchase info
120 / 22-3	Perennial Forage Establishment in Alberta. 2005.		html	pdf
120 / 32-1	Silage Varieties for Alberta. 2019. (Annual) -UPDATE-		html	pdf
120 / 52-2	Silage Manual. $15.00		purchase info
538 / 120-2	Applying Manure on Perennial Forage. 2006.		html	pdf

Legumes
Agdex No.	Title		Format
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121 / 531-5	Soil and Nutrient Management of Alfalfa. 2005.		html	pdf
121 / 561-1	Irrigation Scheduling for Alfalfa Hay in Southern Alberta. 2011.		html	pdf
121 / 620-1	Insects Associated with Alfalfa Seed Production.		html	pdf
122 / 15-1	Red Clover Seed Production.		html	pdf
123 / 20-2	Legume Green Manuring.		html

Grasses
Agdex No.	Title		Format
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127 / 15-1	Creeping Red Fescue Seed Production in the Peace River Region. 2000.		html	pdf
127 / 15-2	Timothy Seed Production in Western Canada. 2004.		html	pdf
127 / 15-3	Tall Fescue Seed Production in Western Canada. 2005.		html	pdf
127 / 20-1	Perennial Ryegrass Seed Production in Western Canada. 2004.		html	pdf
127 / 50-1	Harvesting Grass Seed.		html	pdf
127 / 541-1	Fertilizing Grass for Hay and Pasture. 2005.		html	pdf
127 / 541-2	Fertilizer and Nutrient Management of Timothy Hay. 2009.		html	pdf
127 / 561-1	Irrigation Scheduling for Timothy Hay in Southern Alberta. 2011.		html	pdf
127 / 821-1	Cost and Returns Budget for Straight Seeded Certified Timothy. 2001.		html	pdf
127 / 821-2	Cost and Returns Budget for Creeping Red Fescue - Underseeded to Canola. 2001.		html	pdf
127 / 821-3	Cost and Returns Budget for Straight Seeded Creeping Red Fescue. 2001.		html	pdf
127 / 821-4	Cost and Returns Budget for Certified Timothy Seed Production Underseeded to Barley. 2001.		html	pdf
127 / 821-5	Cost and Returns Budget for Irrigated Perennial Ryegrass - Underseeded to Durum Wheat. 2001.		html	pdf

Pastures and Ranges
Agdex No.	Title		Format
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075-3	Improving Pasture Productivity. Revised 2006.		html	pdf
130 / 10-1	Alberta Tame Pasture Scorecard. 2004.		html	pdf
130 / 14-1	Range and Pasture Management When Dealing with Drought. 2000.		html	pdf
130 / 53-1	Grazing Tame Pastures Effectively. Revised 1998.		html	pdf
130 / 538-1	Nutrient Management on Intensively Managed Pastures. 2009.		html	pdf
133 / 20-1	Winter Cereals for Pasture.		html	pdf
134 / 06	Alberta Range Plants and Their Classification. Revised 2016.		html	pdf
134 / 30-1	Common Plants of the Western Rangelands - Volume 1: Grasses and Grass-like Plants. $25.00		purchase info
134 / 30-2	Common Plants of the Western Rangelands - Volume 2: Trees and Shrubs. $20.00		purchase info
134 / 30-3	Common Plants of the Western Rangelands - Volume 3: Forbs. $30.00		purchase info
580-2	Growing Native Plants of Western Canada. $30.00		purchase info

Canola
Agdex No.	Title		Format
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140 / 620-1	Economic Thresholds for Insects Attacking Oilseeds. 2014.		html	pdf	mobile version
140 / 638-1	Clubroot Disease of Canola and Mustard. Revised 2015.		html	pdf
140 / 638-2	Alberta Clubroot Management Plan. Revised 2014.		html	pdf
149 / 22-1	Alternative Date Seeding of Spring Canola. Revised 2000.		html	pdf
149 / 561-1	Irrigation Scheduling for Canola in Southern Alberta. 2011.		html	pdf
149 / 632-3	Blackleg of Canola.		html	pdf
149 / 632-4	Disease Forecasting for Sclerotinia White Stem Rot in Canola. Revised 2007.		html	pdf

Pulse Crops
Agdex No.	Title		Format
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142 / 20-1	Pulse Crops in Alberta. $25.00.		purchase info
142 / 20-2	Agronomic Management of Winter Pea and Winter Lentil in Alberta. 2013.		html	pdf	mobile version
142 / 21-1	Land Rolling Guidelines for Pulse Crops in Western Canada. 2004.		html	pdf
142 / 22-1	Faba Bean Seeding Management in Alberta. 2013.		html	pdf	mobile version
142 / 32-1	Varieties of Pulse Crops for Alberta. 2019. (Annual) -UPDATE-		html	pdf
142 / 532-1	Irrigated Dry Bean Nutrient Requirements for Southern Alberta. Revised 2013.		html	pdf	mobile version
142 / 532-2	Pea Nutrient Requirements in Alberta. 2002.		html	pdf
142 / 561-1	Irrigation Scheduling for Dry Bean in Southern Alberta. Revised 2011.		html	pdf
142 / 561-2	Irrigation Scheduling for Pea in Southern Alberta. 2011.		html	pdf

Other Oil and Seed Crops
Agdex No.	Title		Format
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143 / 20-1	Mustard Production for Alberta. 2010.		html	pdf
147 / 20-1	Canaryseed 1998.		html	pdf
147 / 20-2	Coriander. Revised 2016.		html	pdf
147 / 20-4	Caraway. Revised 2016.		html	pdf

Fibre Crops
Agdex No.	Title		Format
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153 / 830-1	Industrial Hemp Enterprise. Revised 2017.		html	pdf

Sugar Crops
Agdex No.	Title		Format
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171 / 561-1	Irrigation Scheduling for Sugar Beet in Southern Alberta. Revised 2012		html	pdf
171 / 821-5	Economics of Sugar Beet Production 2012. Issued 2014.		html	pdf

Specialty Crops
Agdex No.	Title		Format
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188 / 20-1	Commercial Echinacea Production. $25.00		purchase info
188 / 20-2	Rhodiola rosea: A High Value Crop. 2010.		html	pdf
630-1	Yellows Disease of Echinacea, Monarda and Caraway.		html	pdf
630-2	Diseases of Echinacea on the Canadian Prairies. 1999.		html	pdf

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