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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.
$1.27 billion worth of crop still in the field
Some quick, back-of-the-envelop calculations indicate that the value of the Saskatchewan crop still in the field is in the range of $1.27 billion...
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...
19 Oct 09- Cost of production workshops for cattle producers
If you’re a cattle producer and you’d like to better understand your cost of production, here’s a great opportunity. The Western Beef Development...
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...
15 Oct 09- Election time for cattle producers
It’s a historic time for the province’s cattle industry. The first elections for the new Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association will take place at...
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...