Columns & Production Tips

Pre- and post-harvest weed control

Q & A with CPS

By Lyle Cowell June 11, 2018

Q: When should I start weed control for my crop? A: A weed-free crop at harvest represents the cumulative effort of field management during the season. To manage many weed species, the season begins the previous fall. Pre-harvest weed control tends to focus glyphosate application on perennial weeds such as quackgrass or Canada thistle. At […] Read more

A trained watch person with a means of communication must always be present outside the bin when another person is inside.

Wheat & Chaff

Think ‘safety’ when you’re cleaning out grain bins

Never enter a grain bin when you're alone

By Canadian Agricultural Safety Association June 11, 2018

A key reason why people become entrapped in grain is because grain stored in bins is out of condition. A farmer enters the bin to break down the crusted grain and tragedy strikes, grain comes tumbling down and the person is engulfed. If grain is kept in good condition, no one has to enter the […] Read more

Columns

Making a schedule and sticking to it

Taking time for off-farm pursuits requires a firm mindset and a strong constitution

By Toban Dyck June 4, 2018

It’s 2 p.m. Work is winding down. We’re just tinkering at this point, which, don’t get me wrong, is a valuable part of farming. I feel the pressure of a long list of off-farm tasks requiring my attention. I do a dry run in my head: “I should really head inside. I’ve got some writing […] Read more

Columns

Where in the world should we invest?

Time to get down to the details and choose the stocks for your TFSA portfolio

By Herman VanGenderen May 30, 2018

With the groundwork for international diversification laid in my previous column, let’s now complete “construction” of a prospective TFSA portfolio begun on March 27. This prospective portfolio would be suitable for an account of $15,000 to $57,500, the current maximum TFSA contribution if you hadn’t made a previous contribution, and you were 18 years of […] Read more

Warren Eilers, in a slough bottom with an EM38. This spot is flushed of almost all salts.

Columns, Crops

Horse pasture soil salinity: beware of new ground

Land has been left in grass for a reason. And sometimes this reason is salinity

By Les Henry May 30, 2018

In the mid to late 1970s soil salinity was the biggest issue on many Prairie farms. The hue and cry was that we would soon have little land left to farm. Some said salinity was increasing by 10 per cent per year but I never bought into that number. From 1975 to 1980 we held […] Read more

Columns, Marketing

Pre-season contracts and changed plans

If you’ve changed seeding plans due to spring weather, check your contract obligations

By Brian Wittal May 29, 2018

So far, 2018 is setting up to be a year of extremes and challenges. There’s been record snow pack in the mountains and a drawn-out winter with excessive snow across the Prairies. Overland flooding across wide areas of the Prairies came during one of the latest springs in years. On April 21, I was in […] Read more

Columns

Reporter’s Notebook: A Grainews reporter’s spring travels

From Griffin to Gimli, Lisa Guenther hit the highway to gather new information

By Lisa Guenther May 25, 2018

In mid-April, I packed my car and headed south. At home, there was still enough snow to Ski-doo. For several hours I drove through intermittent garbage weather (snow in the north and sleet or rain in the south). For two days, I stayed with Leeann Minogue’s family near Griffin, Sask. While there I visited the […] Read more

Crops, Wheat & Chaff

Insect economic thresholds: what do they mean?

Q & A with CPS

By Jordan Peterson May 24, 2018

Q: What do insect economic thresholds mean? A: Insects can eat into your profits. They can appear at any time during the growing season and can cause damage that is patchy, scattered and difficult to gauge. Accurate estimation of both pest population and potential crop damage levels can only be obtained by thorough field scouting. […] Read more

Wheat & Chaff

A late spring doesn’t mean forgetting about on-farm farm safety

By Canadian Agricultural Safety Association May 22, 2018

It has been a long winter by all accounts. Farmers across the Prairies are anxious to get the seed in the ground. According to the Canadian Agricultural Injury Reporting data, agriculture-related fatalities happen most often from May to October. Of course, this makes sense, as this is when the majority of farming occurs; however, understanding […] Read more

Aerial photo of the Crow Lake Farm, south of Griffin, Sask.

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: The view from our farm

By Leeann Minogue May 22, 2018

Because of our print schedule, I’ve had to put together this issue of Grainews before we get into the field. That’s why I’m running this aerial photo of our farm from last year rather than photos of spring seeding action. We have been in the field, but as of May 1, but only to make […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybean futures edge up as Argentina ends export tax waiver

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract high, herd falls short of estimates

Eastern wheat to be included in Cereals Canada’s harvest assessment

GFM Network News

U.S. grains: Soybean futures edge up as Argentina ends export tax waiver

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract high, herd falls short of estimates

Eastern wheat to be included in Cereals Canada’s harvest assessment

Columns

Pre- and post-harvest weed control

Think ‘safety’ when you’re cleaning out grain bins

Making a schedule and sticking to it

Where in the world should we invest?

Horse pasture soil salinity: beware of new ground

Pre-season contracts and changed plans

Reporter’s Notebook: A Grainews reporter’s spring travels

Insect economic thresholds: what do they mean?

A late spring doesn’t mean forgetting about on-farm farm safety

Editor’s Column: The view from our farm

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