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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.
The truth about the long gun registry
With a House of Commons vote looming over the future of the long gun registry, the debate has gotten off track. I’m sure urban Canadians wonder what...
Soggy attitudes
You can’t do anything about the weather, but it’s difficult to wait for decent harvest conditions, while watching the crop deteriorate. It’s a...
Strengthening calf prices
According to information compiled by Canfax and reported by Saskatchewan Agriculture, calf prices through Saskatchewan auction markets continued to...
Rain and frost
Are you frustrated yet? It has become the year of never-ending rain. And frost is in the forecast. Precipitation maps from Agriculture and Agri-Food...
Harvest ramifications
This late, difficult harvest is going to have some wide-ranging ramifications. Seeding plans for winter wheat are being disrupted. Many producers...
Canadian crop production estimates
Statistics Canada has released estimates of crop production in Canada for 2010. Estimated decreases in wheat, canola and barley production are...
Practice makes perfect
With the rain keeping us out of the field, why not make the most of your time indoors and practice some valuable driving skills with an entertaining...
Lentil grades and prices
A great deal of money is at stake over the grading of this year’s lentil crop. On top of the disease issues, wet harvest weather is causing...
CWB director elections
Canadian Wheat Board elections are being held this fall in the odd-numbered districts. An interesting race is shaping up in District 3, which is...
Farm labour needs
An organization called the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council wants to hear from small-scale farm operators across Canada regarding their...