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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.
Something to think about…
As we put the final touches on this long season, we are getting ready for next year already and canola seems to be near the top of most lists. So...
Democracy isn’t a spectator sport
One of the best speakers I’ve heard in a long time was yesterday at the Farm Animal Council of Saskatchewan meeting in Saskatoon. While FACS is...
More expansion for Alliance
Alliance Grain Traders has announced the purchase of Parent Seed Farms of Manitoba. Parent is big in dry edible beans – navy beans, pinto beans,...
Up or down for the Canadian dollar?
For many months, mainstream analysts have been predicting the Canadian dollar will go to par with the American greenback. Some are even predicting...
Input cost comparison
Fertilizer and fuel prices have come down dramatically, but farm machinery costs remain very high. The Statistics and Data Development Unit of...
Interesting crop stats
The November estimate of field crop production from Statistics Canada was released on Friday. Here are some of the interesting numbers. The average...
Lessons from climategate
The mainstream media has been slow to pick up on climategate, but now the scandal is getting widespread coverage. Email correspondence that was...
Largest weather network in Western Canada
The Canadian Wheat Board’s partnership with WeatherBug has evolved into a service that will be very useful to producers. This private weather...
Public support has increased for ethanol and biodiesel
The Canadian Renewable Fuels Association has released survey results showing strong support for alternative fuels. I’m sometimes skeptical about how...
Progress on a Canada – EU trade deal
Multi-lateral trade talks through the WTO appear to be going nowhere, but progress on a bilateral deal between Canada and the European Union has so...