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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.
Record book precipitation
With the growing season drawing to a close, the accumulated precipitation maps tell an amazing tale. Since April 1, there has been a record high...
Feed barley exports at strong prices
There are major developments in the feed barley market. Drought in Russia and Ukraine and restricted exports from those major feed barley suppliers...
Which crop should I harvest?
This spring and summer has been a trying one in southern Alberta; and the fall looks to be the same way. With all the excess moisture, hail and...
Questionable Stat Can estimates
The long-anticipated Statistics Canada report on field crop production that came out on Friday has a lot of questionable numbers. As expected,...
Canaryseed stalemate
Reopening the Mexican market for Canadian canaryseed is taking a lot longer than most observers expected. The problem is Mexico’s list of quarantine...
Pivotal report coming
Tomorrow, August 20, is going to be a big day for Canadian grain markets. Statistics Canada will be coming out with its estimate of field crop...
Federal budget advice
The Grain Growers of Canada is making some great suggestions for what should be in the next federal budget. Invest in public research say the Grain...
Rotting lentils
Saskatchewan’s lentil crop is in big trouble. With about three million acres seeded, an average crop of lentils at prevailing prices should be worth...
Crop problems in perspective
The rain over the past week was not on the wish list for most farmers. As crops ripen, rain is going to become less and less welcome. Much of the...
New pulse crop desiccant
There’s a third product choice for desiccating peas, lentils and chickpeas. Up until now, the only registered choices have been glyphosate and...