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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.
Attractive pea prices
The price of yellow peas has risen steadily since harvest. The Alberta Pulse Growers publish a bi-weekly newsletter called The Pulse Market Insight....
Beef cow numbers continue to drop
The beef cow breeding herd in Canada continues to drop, but it isn’t dropping as quickly in Saskatchewan as in other parts of the country. In the...
Soil moisture map with a human touch
In an era when a computer called Watson can defeat mere mortals at Jeopardy, it’s good to know that some things still work better with a human...
Locked in any prices?
A southern Alberta company called DynAgra has launched a farm risk management and crop marketing service called Know-Risk Farm Management. Remi...
I Lake freighter debate
The old debate over the Canadian Wheat Board has developed a new twist. The CWB is purchasing two new lake vessels at a cost of $65 million. The CWB...
Boron or not to boron?
That is almost the question In a three part series that I will be writing for the next three months, I will explore the finer parts of plant...
Filling sand bags
As we head into spring, flooding is a huge concern in many regions. In anticipation of the needs, Flaman Sales went looking for products that could...
CWB opt out proposal
The introduction of a Private Members Bill in the House of Commons is going to keep the Canadian Wheat Board debate on the front burner....
Farm equipment news
There are a couple of interesting developments in the farm equipment world. Buhler Industries, which has the brand names Versatile and Farm King and...
Grain and snow
It’s been a tough winter for moving grain off the farm. Most areas have had lots of snow creating a brisk market for snow moving equipment. Clearing...