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The home quarter that my grandfather Jerome Henry broke 100+ years ago grew a 60 bu./acre canola crop in 2017. This photo was taken on July 17, 2017. The land is now owned by my nephew Glen Gates but rented to George Winny from nearby Sovereign, who grew the big 2017 crop. His Dad and I did Boy Scout camps together in the 1950s.
Columns, Crops

Farming from plough to now

From mining the nutrients to zero-till farming, 
with ups and downs on the way

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As we approach the happy Christmas season let us set aside the latest news and consider the steps that have taken us to this point in our farming endeavors. In Manitoba and southeast Saskatchewan some farming went on in the late 1800s but the big acres of the Palliser triangle were still in prairie grass […] Read more
Handful of arable soil in hands of responsible farmer, close up, selective focus
Columns, Hart Attacks

Scientists say it’s all about the soil

Farmers and ranchers need to keep society connected to the land

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So a soil scientist steps up to a conference microphone about to deliver a one-hour talk and my first thought — “is 8:30 in the morning too early for a nap?” But not so. What a great talk given by Henry Janzen, a long-time researcher at the Agriculture Canada Lethbridge Research Centre to open the annual […] Read more
When you look at a partially lodged field why does the cereal crop lodge in the low spots but not on the higher, better drained spots?
Cereals, Columns

Why did my cereal crop lodge?

Practical Research: Was it disease? Too much nitrogen? Or was it a copper deficiency in your soil?

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This year, 2018, was the year of the lodged crop on the Canadian Prairies. Back in early September, the weather turned cold and much of the Prairies were covered repeatedly with heavy wet snow. In the northern half of the Prairies up to 80 per cent of the crops were yet to be harvested. Fortunately, […] Read more
The biggest controllable loss every year on grain farms is grain spoilage in the bin.
Columns, Marketing

Watch what’s in your grain bin

Now that you've got your crop in the bin, lower your risks by keeping an eye on it

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The mood at the Agri Trade show in Red Deer in early November ranged from relief that harvest was done, to disappointment that harvest wasn’t finished, or was a poor-quality crop. Meeting with colleagues, neighbours and friends at Agri Trade is a good way for many to discuss and work through harvest stress, blow off […] Read more
Toban Dyck: 2019 will be the year of….?
Columns

Toban Dyck: 2019 will be the year of….?

What changes will the non-farming public bring ag?

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Curators from the Manitoba Museum toured my farm in the fall of 2018. The USMCA had already been negotiated, but not ratified. Glyphosate had already made headlines. So had neonics. And the U.S. trade war with the China and the rest of the world was in full swing. My dad gave them the tour. It […] Read more
Columns

Reporter’s Notebook: So long, but not goodbye

Lisa Guenther writes her last Grainews column, and moves on to another pasture

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This column is a goodbye of sorts. I’m moving over to Canadian Cattlemen magazine, which is also owned by Glacier FarmMedia. Right now I’m working with Gren Winslow, the long-time Cattlemen editor, to learn the ropes of editing. Cattlemen is a solid magazine, which I appreciate as an apprentice editor. I’m looking forward to learning […] Read more
Reduce clubroot with sanitation, rotation and genetics
Crops, Wheat & Chaff

Reduce clubroot with sanitation, rotation and genetics

Q & A with Nutrien Ag Solutions

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Q: How can I reduce the threat of clubroot? A: Growers in areas with little to no clubroot should consider implementing simple preventative strategies to reduce the chance of large-scale infection. The key to reducing the threat of clubroot is to use management practices that prevent clubroot spores from entering your field, or if a […] Read more
Adult farmer feeding dairy cows.
News, Wheat & Chaff

Taking care of your health through the ages

Simple lifestyle changes can help ensure you age well, and safely

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It is no secret that Canadian farmers are getting older. The 2016 Census shows the average age of farmers in Canada is 55, up from 52 in just 10 years. It is also no secret that as people age, we experience changes that can reduce our physical and mental capabilities. Signs of aging include: 1. […] Read more
This Eastonborough Foursquare house was built on the Dafoe, Sask., area farm of Alexander and Mabel Blyth in 1922. The house has a brick veneer which would have been sourced locally.
Columns

Catalogue houses: the Foursquare house

Ordered by mail and delivered by train, catalogue houses helped settle the Prairies

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When our ancestors broke the prairie sod in the Palliser triangle there was no local wood for building houses. Timothy Eaton and his T. Eaton Co. Ltd. to the rescue. The T. Eaton Catalogue was the shopping center for isolated Prairie farms. In 1910 the T. Eaton Co. Ltd. Winnipeg Catalogue provided the first offering […] Read more

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