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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.
Missed delivery deadlines
One of the major frustrations for producers at this time of year is crop movement. In many cases, grain that was supposed to be off the farm by the...
Hurry up crop maturity
Cooler than normal with high humidity and a good chance of showers. That seems to be the forecast over the days ahead. For producers in most areas...
Bread price fallacy
Last week, the price of wheat made national headlines. Drought in the Former Soviet Union has been pushing wheat prices higher. When Russia...
Local Family Farm Turns 100
The Elmer Jensen farm from Standard, Alberta received the Alberta Century Farm Award on August 6, 2010. This fourth generation farm was established...
Canada owns oat export market
Oats is an interesting commodity that has seen a number of market changes in recent years. According to a recent report from Agriculture and...
Wheat prices soar
Wheat futures prices have been soaring higher due to drought in the Former Soviet Union as well as Canada’s excess moisture problems. The rising...
Saskatchewan harvest begins
Saskatchewan crops are later than normal and frost remains a huge threat. However, the earliest seeded crops – crops that were in the ground before...
Lentil price forecast
How many acres of lentils will we harvest in Western Canada this year? What will the total production be? Looking at Canada and the world, what are...
Cash rents and unseeded land
What should happen with cash rents on land that couldn’t be seeded this spring? With millions of acres unseeded, the cash rent situation is a hot...
Provincial crop ratings
It’s a great year for winter cereals, not such a great year for canola, flax and canaryseed. The crop condition ratings in this week’s crop report...