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Our neighbour, Travis Lund, had things running smoothly on the Friday before the long weekend at Griffin, Sask.

Editor’s Column: A petition to move the May long weekend?

By Leeann Minogue June 10, 2019

Holding the May long weekend in the second half of May probably seems like a great idea for people in the city looking forward to a couple of days outside. And if the point of the weekend is to celebrate Queen Victoria’s birthday (May 24), I suppose having it at the end of May makes […] Read more

Farm Credit Canada expects average land values to continue their rise, but at a slower rate.

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: Things are looking up. Land prices, that is

By Leeann Minogue May 15, 2019

At the end of April, Farm Credit Canada (FCC) released its annual Farmland Values Report. No Grainews readers will be surprised to hear that buying land has paid off over the past decade. Canada-wide, FCC reports that farmland values increased by 6.6 per cent on average in 2018 (after increases of 8.4 per cent in […] Read more

If we can take it as given that we need to pay more for seed, how should we do it?

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: Adding value to value creation?

By Leeann Minogue April 16, 2019

“Value creation” has been a hot topic at farm meetings this season. It’s been a while since I’ve seen so many farmers so eager to get to a microphone and share an opinion. “Value creation” is one name for the idea of farmers paying more to fund Canadian wheat breeding. The meetings I’ve seen cover […] Read more

Stopping for a quick photo at Agritechnica.

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: Two great farm shows coming up

By Leeann Minogue March 12, 2019

Before you get busy with spring seeding, there’s still time to make your travel plans so you don’t miss two great farm shows this year. First, make sure you schedule time on your calendar to get to Ag in Motion. Ag in Motion is Western Canada’s (relatively) new, outdoor show run by Glacier Media (which […] Read more

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Editor’s Column: More than one way to skin a cat

By Leeann Minogue February 19, 2019

Winter is the time for commodity associations to hold business meetings across the Prairies. Saskatchewan’s AGMs were held in Saskatoon, back in January. Alberta’s took place at the end of January, in Edmonton, and Manitoba’s meetings happened in mid-February, in Winnipeg. I’ve been attending as many of these meetings as I can, and I can’t […] Read more

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: Keeping current, staying relevant

By Leeann Minogue February 12, 2019

We ran one of Andrew Allentuck’s Farm Financial Planner columns in the January 8 issue of Grainews. The story included a note about Tax Free Savings Accounts (TFSAs). I’m sure you know that the Canadian government allows every Canadian to deposit cash or stocks into a TFSA every year, then allows that account to grow, […] Read more

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Editor’s Column: Searching for the truth

By Leeann Minogue January 25, 2019

When I read an article in a newspaper or a magazine, the first thing I do is take a look at the byline. I wonder if I’ve read the writer’s work before. If there’s a bio, I look to see if they’ve come to the issue with an obvious agenda that’s going to put a […] Read more

five steel grain bins sitting in canola field.

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: Changes afoot at the Canola Council of Canada

By Leeann Minogue January 8, 2019

If you’re still in a post-Christmas fog of too much turkey and stuffing, you may have forgotten that on December 5, the Canola Council of Canada announced some changes to its agronomy program. First, a quick review. The Canola Council is funded partly by farmers, through the levies that come off your cheques when you […] Read more

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: Cashing in on the cash advance – Part II

By Leeann Minogue December 6, 2018

Rick White was in Ottawa when I talked to him in early November. Rick is the executive director of the Canadian Canola Growers Association, and he was in Ottawa lobbying on behalf of western Canadian farmers. He called me from Ottawa rather than waiting until he was back at the CCGA office in Winnipeg because […] Read more

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: Planning your canola stand

By Leeann Minogue November 7, 2018

After all of the years we’ve been growing canola in Western Canada, you’d think we’d have the agronomics down pat by now. You would imagine that recommendations around things like seeding rates and row spacing would be set in stone. But that is not the case. This was obvious when the Canola Council of Canada […] Read more

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Editor’s column

Editor’s Column: A petition to move the May long weekend?

Editor’s Column: Things are looking up. Land prices, that is

Editor’s Column: Adding value to value creation?

Editor’s Column: Two great farm shows coming up

Editor’s Column: More than one way to skin a cat

Editor’s Column: Keeping current, staying relevant

Editor’s Column: Searching for the truth

Editor’s Column: Changes afoot at the Canola Council of Canada

Editor’s Column: Cashing in on the cash advance – Part II

Editor’s Column: Planning your canola stand

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