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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.
Grower Technology Conference Reminder!
DynAgra's Grower Technology Conferences are Tuesday November 23rd at the Heritage Inn Hotel and Convention Centre in Brooks, and November 24th at...
New souce of beef cattle market info
There’s a new information source for people who want to keep track of the cattle market. Sandy Russell of Spring Creek Land & Cattle Consulting...
Railways have great lobbyists
The Canada Grains Council meeting that wrapped up yesterday in Ottawa provided a great example of the persuasive powers of Canada’s two major...
Election advice
There have been some interesting discussions as a result of my producer election commentaries from the past couple days. Here are some additional...
Canola Off Before the Snow
We were able to beat the snow, and got the Get More Bushels Super Crop Plot combined on November 5, 2010. With the help of Brent Gillanders, and...
Democracy doesn’t just happen
It’s election season for farmers. Not only did rural municipalities recently have elections, but producers have received ballots in the mail for...
Where are the dual market supporters?
It’s a curious strategy. As pointed out in a front page Western Producer story by Adrian Ewins, none of the candidates running in the Canadian Wheat...
Ad hoc that makes sense
Usually, a subsidy to transport livestock feed isn’t a good policy. However, in the case of the ongoing excess moisture problems faced by some...
Leading edge or bleeding edge?
A lot of crop and livestock diversification opportunities have not ended up being the panacea that promoters claimed, but there have also been some...
More European trade barriers
The Europeans are certainly skilled at inventing new trade barriers. Mandatory eco-labeling legislation has been passed in France. By July of next...