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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.
Flax fiasco
Weeks after it happened, there are still far more questions than answers concerning the European rejection of a shipment of Canadian flax. The...
Exports still vital for beef sector
The Beef Information Centre has published a brief fact sheet on the industry. As of January of this year, 40 per cent of the country’s beef cow herd...
What is left in your soil after the 2009 season?
With this being a very trying year with a lot of challenges along the way we look toward next season with a big question. What is left in my soil...
Who do you believe?
Market analysts are divided on the grain price outlook for the months ahead. Some analysts point to India and China saying their increased demand is...
The demise of an industry
The market outlook in the pork industry continues to be troubling. Prices are weak, producers are losing money on every hog going to market, and...
Swathing Early Under High Temperatures
There have been reports of producers cutting fields that are too green, especially in the recent heat. Avoid the urge to swath too early, especially...
Competitive disadvantage for Canadian cattle
One big problem in Canada’s beef industry doesn’t get a lot of attention. Canada’s rules for dealing with SRM, Specified Risk Materials, are much...
Frost concerns diminish
How’s your air conditioner working? The late August heat wave is continuing into September. While we’re approaching the normal time for the first...
Preserving the wheat midge tolerance trait
For farmers who are cynical and we tend to be a cynical bunch sometimes, this will sound like a money grab. Three new wheat midge tolerant wheat...
In the latest Feed and Forage Listing Service from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, there’s a wide range in hay prices. Some are expressed...