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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.
Program removes emotion from marketing – D’Arce McMillan
From Western Producer: A farm agronomy advisory company is expanding to include a web-based service that will help farmers market their crops....
Changes at the Crop Development Centre
Last night, there was a retirement gathering for weed scientist Rick Holm. Rick has had a 40-year career, including 27 years with the University of...
Land prices and cash rents
What’s happening with the price of farmland? What about cash rental rates? I put those questions recently to Brad Farquhar of Assiniboia Capital...
Dynagra Launches Know-Risk to Help Farmers Manage Risk on Farm
From RealAgriculture.com With the volatility that is in the marketplace it is very critical to try have a handle on your risk management strategy....
Acreage and price predictions
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has come out with new crop acreage and price forecasts for all the significant grains, oilseeds and specialty...
Rabid skunks and bats
You don’t hear about rabies very often, but cases continue to show up across the country. Each year, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency compiles...
Protecting bison from sheep
The owners of RJ Game Farm located near Fairlight in southeastern Saskatchewan fear for the health of their 1400 bison and the future of their...
Bilateral success
For many years, Canada and other nations have invested time and energy into the multilateral negotiations of the World Trade Organization. Despite...
New revenue insurance product for farmers
A brand new type of revenue insurance called the Production Cost Solution Program is being offered to grain farmers this spring. If it proves...
Price projections improve for wheat and durum
The Pool Return Outlooks for wheat and durum have seen another significant increase. After deducting average Saskatchewan freight and handling, No....