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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.

Managing fertilizer’s salt effect in drought

21 Oct 09- Progress on GM flax issue

Prospects appear to be brightening for a resolution of the GM flax issue in Europe. A protocol has been developed by the Canadian government in...

20 Oct 09- Unkind October for combining

Little wonder that harvest progress has been minimal in recent weeks. The past thirty days have been a lot wetter than normal in most parts of...

18 Oct 09-November combining?

Some observers have been expressing overly optimistic timelines for getting the 2009 crop in the bin. The crop report from the Saskatchewan Ministry...

Uptick in grain prices

October has been good for a lot of grain prices. Minneapolis spring wheat futures have gone from $4.75 a bushel to nearly $5.50. December oats were...

13 Oct 09-Natural gas abundance

A recent story on the news website www.telegraph.co.uk had an interesting perspective on natural gas supply. An article by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard...

12 Oct 09- Combine the Canola First

There’s a lot of crop left to harvest, particularly in the northern grainbelt. When the weather finally straightens out, producers will be anxious...

Ownership change at Canada Malting

Canada’s largest barley malting company, Canada Malting, will soon be under new ownership. The Australian bulk-grain handling firm known as...