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The final communiqué from the first annual G-3 Agricultural Summit held at Lumsden, Saskatchewan last week, got over shadowed by media attention to the new Sakundiak/Meridan unloading auger, so I felt it necessary to draw specific attention to this meeting, which will likely change agriculture as you know it. The G-3 leaders as none of […] Read more

I went through the mountain of comments I received on a couple recent blogs dealing with the Canadian Wheat Board (okay so far there have been five, but I go for quality and not quantity). Following the first blog June 20, “The Canadian Wheat Board needs to realize the tribe has spoken”: Richard writes: “The […] Read more

Nothing bugs me more than when facts and a good counter-argument conflict with or confuse my views. Does that spoil a party or what? I’m not saying that after now reading Allen Oberg’s speech on what’s ahead for the Canadian Wheat Board reverses my thoughts from a couple days ago (i.e. June 20 blog – […] Read more

Canadian Wheat Board chair Allan Oberg may need a trip to the woodshed to help him move forward with his thinking on CWB reform, rather than dwell on the 75-year-old past. I didn’t hear Oberg’s speech to Canadian Wheat Board “supporters” at the Farm Progress Show in Regina last week, but I did watch his […] Read more

The organization that has been supporting development of new wheat and barley varieties in Western Canada for 20 years is looking for a new executive director. The Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) based in Saskatoon hopes to have a short list of candidates to consider by early July, says board chairman Keith Degenhardt. And WGRF […] Read more

If you’ve ever been interested in how beef is produced and crops are grown along the Mississippi region of the southern United States, the Foothills Forage Association in Alberta is organizing a 10-day all inclusive tour in late November through Mississippi and Louisiana. This is a 10-day, nine-night escorted agricultural tour that leaves Calgary November […] Read more

Man, people didn’t wait for the body of the Liberal Party of Canada to cool Monday night (May 2) before I began seeing the odd Twitter message (Tweet) wondering when the new Conservative majority government will move in to revamp the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) . One farmer near Picture Butte, Alberta said he was […] Read more

  Researchers working with the Canola Council of Canada are looking for about 50 producers across Western Canada to help with a stand establishment study. If you’ve had some experience growing canola (i.e. well remember the rapeseed days) the Canola Council may be interested in talking to you about production and stand establishment practices and doing […] Read more

Farmers across Western Canada using an Agrowplow direct seeding drill to plant Viterra forage seed this spring can get a 100 per cent forage seed warranty from the companies. It is a limited time offer that has to be booked by April 30. So if you buy your forage seed from Viterra and plant it […] Read more

 Banding all fertilizer best under “normal” conditions While there have been some newer products and pitches advocating split fertilizer applications, an Alberta Agriculture soil scientist says a single application of fertilizer, banded at time of seeding, is the most effective means of providing adequate nutrition for a crop. Ross McKenzie, who is based in Lethbridge, […] Read more