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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.
Long Gun Democracy
Is this the beginning of the end for the stupid, useless and expensive long gun registry? The Conservative minority has attracted enough support...
Drying capacity doesn’t match the job ahead
I’ve talked to a number of people in recent days who are shaking their heads at the grain drying job ahead. Producers are desperate to make harvest...
Canaryseed at 20 cents and peas at $6
There can be a tremendous variation in grain prices from one buyer to another. Late last week I was checking out canaryseed prices. I’d heard that...
Mass testing of flax samples
The Flax Council of Canada has posted another update on the GMO issue. The European Union has endorsed a Flax Protocol which describes the system of...
Consolidation of Agriculture? What does it look like?
Cycles of consolidation occur in all industries and then over time they breakdown and fragment again. We saw this first hand in agriculture around...
29 Oct 09- Avoiding grain storage wrecks
There’s a pile of grain coming off tough or damp and there are going to be some storage wrecks. The Canola Council of Canada has compiled tips for...
28 Oct 09- Supply management not the answer for cattle and hogs
With the cattle and hog sectors facing tough times, some are suggesting a move to supply management. You don’t hear this discussion as much in...
27 Oct 09-New grain price info
There’s a website now providing a lot of information on grain prices. The Alberta Canola Producers Commission has added a new feature on its website...
Why not sheep?
For a number of years, sheep production has been profitable. For a number of years, cow-calf producers and hog producers have faced difficult times....
Supply, demand and politics
Politics has had a huge impact on grain prices this fall. First, anti-hoarding measures introduced in India caused a flood of field peas onto the...