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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.
Anhydrous Ammonia Spill
US – CF Industries Holdings, Inc. last night confirmed that a fatal release of anhydrous ammonia occurred during loading operations at its ammonia...
Crown Land Sale Program extended
Ranchers and farmers who are leasing crown land will get another year to buy the land at a 10 per cent discount. The 10 per cent discount was set to...
A Free Trucking Forum for Purebred Cattle
Here’s a great idea for saving money on the movement of purebred cattle. Helge and Candace By of By Livestock in Regina have started a website...
SCA Election Results
The results have been announced for the first election of the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association. Most are familiar names. Jack Hextall, who had...
Even the Biggest & Best Hog Farms in Trouble
Big Sky Farms is seeking creditor protection. Big Sky is the province’s largest pork producer with about 40 units in Saskatchewan as well as...
Canadian Government Invests in Saskatchewan Biofuels
The Canadian government announced it plans to invest up to $77.8 million in Belle Plaine, Saskatchewan-based Terra Grain Fuels' ethanol plant in the...
The Value of Certified Seeds
Farmers look at many costs when they are making a crop plan. But the one thing I always hear from a lot of growers is that certified seed doesn’t...
Lentil Returns are Sweet
Most of the market analysts have been wrong about lentil prices… again. During the early stages of harvest, analysts were correctly pointing out...
Ritz Needs his Canola Facts Straight
A front page story in the November 5 edition of the Manitoba Cooperator newspaper doesn’t cast a flattering light on our federal agriculture...
Durum is a Dog
Of all the crops grown in the province, the one with perhaps the worst market outlook is durum. The one bit of good news is that the European Union...