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Managing fertilizer’s salt effect in drought
While the forecast shouldn’t entirely dictate how you manage your farm, understanding and performing the best farming practices when adding seed-placed nutrients can help save your yields when the rain fails to fall.
Canola and the CWB
The Manitoba Canola Growers Association has opened a can of worms by conducting a farmer survey on the voluntary marketing of canola through the...
Glyphosate residue on lentils
The low European tolerance for glyphosate residue on lentils could make marketing the crop more difficult if glyphosate has been used in a...
Gearing up
Many producers have geared up their equipment to take advantage of whatever seeding window is available this spring. In some cases, this has meant...
Favourable weather
in many parts of Saskatchewan and the worst may be yet to come. However, we’ve actually been lucky with the weather over the past couple months....
$30 for problem beavers
At the recent SARM convention, the provincial government announced $500,000 for a Beaver Control Program. It’s a one-year pilot program. SARM has...
Handling high moisture and fertility requirements
Going into the spring of 2011 some growers are concerned about trying to maximize their yields due to the great commodity prices. Coming out of 2010...
Green B.S.
According to the pollsters, nearly a million Canadians support the Green Party. That’s scary when you read their agriculture platform. According to...
Progress on cellulosic ethanol
It seems like cellulosic ethanol has been five years away for the last 15 years. Now, we’re starting to see the establishment of more facilities...
Know-Risk Agriculture Markets Update
CANOLA HEDGE THOUGHTS Nothing has changed since our last report. As expected, the March 31st USDA planting intentions report was a major market...
Good news and bad in beef industry
There are some very positive aspects to the beef industry these days, but there are negatives as well. The good news is profitable prices. Feed...