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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.
Lygus Numbers Variable – Scout Thoroughly
Lygus populations continue to be monitored in the Peace Region of Alberta and BC and in southern Alberta. Populations are variable as many fields...
Pea and lentil harvest prices
The combining of yellow peas is underway in parts of southwest Saskatchewan. In some years, the onset of harvest causes prices to drop. That doesn’t...
Eyes in the sky
The European Space Agency has chosen Indian Head, Saskatchewan as one of the three sites over which it is collecting space-borne radar images...
Hog losses escalate
After years of money-losing hog prices, prices have gone even lower. Livestock economist Brad Marceniuk of the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture...
Hail devastation in Southern Alberta
August 3rd, 2009 many people woke to the crash of hail on their siding and windows of their house, the brights flashes of lighting and in most cases...
Super Crop Plot Tour – A Success!
The Get More Bushels Super Crop Plot Tour was held on Wednesday July 29, 2009 at the Wheatland Colony. The trials looked great, the presenters were...
New assistance for business planning
The provincial government has launched its new Farm Business Development Initiative. More information will be coming out after harvest, but here’s...
The market ramifications of frost
Areas of Western Canada flirted with frost again early Wednesday morning. Environment Canada lists two degrees as the low for North Battleford and...
Have you checked out initial payment levels?
As usual, initial payments for wheat, durum and barley are starting the new crop year at ugly levels. The government guaranteed initial payments on...
Touring the drought area
Over the long weekend, I toured through some of the area of west central Saskatchewan affected by drought early in the growing season. My tour...