Columns & Production Tips

Taking steps to prevent slips, trips and falls on the farm

By Canadian Agricultural Safety Association March 13, 2018

“In theory the prevention of falls is simple. Nearly all falls result from conditions or practices whose hazard is obvious or readily discoverable. In practice, however, prevention is difficult because the detail involved is very great and it is necessary to improve the performance of practically everyone.” —From Safety Subjects, U.S. Division of Labour Standards, […] Read more

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: Not planning for a record year

By Leeann Minogue March 13, 2018

While most of our seeding plans have been locked in for months due to rotations and seed purchases, like most grain farmers, we’re still doing some fine tuning at the margins. Should we grow lentils? Nobody seems to be predicting that Indian import markets will change any time soon. But they grew so well last […] Read more

Columns, Hart Attacks

Armchair critic strikes again

Lee Hart can find something to natter about on just about every news page

By Lee Hart March 9, 2018

It is almost impossible for me to listen to a news broadcast or skim through any “news” publications without having a million comments. Three of my most frequent observations: “boy that’s stupid” or “some people need to get a life” or “wow, that’s new to me!” In the Calgary news lately, a group of naturists […] Read more

Columns

Farm Financial Planner: Purchasing the family farm

Three sons want to buy the family farm. Purchase costs could ruin the plan

By Andrew Allentuck March 9, 2018

A couple we’ll call Jack and Terri, both 63, have farmed in south central Manitoba for the last four decades. Their farm started with 320 acres; now it’s 600 acres of grain with modest profits. The problem? How Jack and Terri can migrate to retirement while accommodating their three sons’ wishes to follow Mom and […] Read more

From snow and ice to almost muddy conditions, work continued on building a new fence that separates pasture from hayfield.

Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock, Rancher’s Diary

Winter brings a mixed bag of weather

Rancher's Diary: Ice, snow and even rainy conditions make chores challenging

By Heather Smith Thomas March 9, 2018

January 28 We’ve had cold nights this past week. I’m glad we’re no longer calving in January. I finished revisions and updates for the new edition of my book Storey’s Guide to Training Horses. The thick ice on our lane and Andrea’s driveway is slippery and treacherous, making it tricky to get up and down […] Read more

Crops, Forages, Wheat & Chaff

Successful forage establishment

Q & A with CPS

By Nathan Trowell March 8, 2018

Q: What are the top factors for successful forage establishment? A: To grow a productive forage crop, consider important factors like soil, weeds, previous crop and herbicide residues. Identify and consider the impact of soil factors like flooding, drainage, low pH (acidity), texture and salinity that may impede establishment, productivity or species/variety selection. Control winter annual, biennial […] Read more

Wheat & Chaff

Attitude and the senior farmer

A safety audit of your farm is a great step to determine its current situation

By Canadian Agricultural Safety Association March 8, 2018

Senior farmers have experience in spades. You have seen it all. Good years, great yields, good(ish) prices. Bad years, terrible yields, awful prices. You can probably fix it all. (Almost – some of that new equipment has many computer components.) You know your land like the back of your hand. What about physical capability? Is […] Read more

Columns, Markets

A review of the market fundamentals

Back to basics — the rudiments, the essentials and the nitty gritty details of fundamentals

By Brian Wittal March 7, 2018

When talking about markets you always hear the terms technicals and fundamentals. “Technicals” refers primarily to the historical and present day charting information for a commodity. This includes examining all of the formations, trend lines, etc., to determine where futures prices are going. “Fundamentals” encompasses other aspects that can influence markets — such as politics, currencies, […] Read more

The leather tooling on this old saddle looks nice, but it is a pain to clean.

Columns

Reporter’s Notebook: The other side of ranching

A new book focuses on the role of women in Alberta’s ranching history

By Lisa Guenther March 7, 2018

In a recent column on clubroot, I suggested that Sask Crop Insurance look at a carrot-and-stick policy to crop rotations in the province. Later, I was a little worried some might interpret that part of the column as me shaking my finger at farmers with tight rotations. That wasn’t my intention. There are plenty of […] Read more

Columns, Crops, Weather

D3: The digital dumbing down

Not all information is better in the digital age. Especially data about the weather

By Les Henry March 6, 2018

We are now in “the information age.” Information, mostly good but sometimes sketchy, is literally at our fingertips. As I wrote this piece if a spelling error occurred, my software program underlined it in red. Then I quickly opened a web browser and put my spelling of the word into Google and up popped the […] Read more

Klassen: Feeder market in price discovery mode

Keep it clean on pre-harvest chemical use

ADM Q2 profit falls to 5-year low amid trade turmoil

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Klassen: Feeder market in price discovery mode

Keep it clean on pre-harvest chemical use

ADM Q2 profit falls to 5-year low amid trade turmoil

Columns

Taking steps to prevent slips, trips and falls on the farm

Editor’s Column: Not planning for a record year

Armchair critic strikes again

Farm Financial Planner: Purchasing the family farm

Winter brings a mixed bag of weather

Successful forage establishment

Attitude and the senior farmer

A review of the market fundamentals

Reporter’s Notebook: The other side of ranching

D3: The digital dumbing down

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