Columns & Production Tips

My neighbour, Chris Unrau, took this from his drone. I’m harvesting my very first crop (soybeans) on the land I rented.

Settling in on the Manitoba farm

By year three, Toban and his wife are well on their way to feeling like real farmers

By Toban Dyck March 17, 2016

If you’re 32, and are thinking about moving to the farm, this column will change your life. Well, no, perhaps not, but it will give you some meat to chew on. Or, if you’re a farmer and a parent of someone who’s in his or her 30s, this column may offer you hope. I’m plagued […] Read more

Columns, Crops

Managing mustard on the Prairies

In Part 1 of a 4-Part series on growing mustard, Ross McKenzie looks at basic agronomy

By Ross H. McKenzie March 14, 2016

Mustard is one of my favourite crops to grow on dry land in the drier regions of the Prairies. It is a great oilseed crop to include in a diverse crop rotation, which helps to disrupt pest cycles, increase moisture use efficiency and increase farm income. Canada is a world leader in condiment mustard seed […] Read more

Columns, Crops

Think twice before expanding your farm operation

Bigger or better? Sometimes it makes more sense to stay the size you are

By Brian Wittal March 14, 2016

Attending or speaking at conferences, meetings and seminars over the last few weeks I have had the opportunity to have numerous discussions with producers on a multitude of topics. Most of the discussions centered around what is going to happen in grain markets, what should they seed and when should they price their grain. As […] Read more

This graphic, from a University of Minnesota Extension Bulletin, shows some common designs for tile drainage.

Columns, Crops

Trying tile drainage on your farm

There's information out there. Do your homework before starting tile drainage

By Les Henry March 11, 2016

I am not an engineer and will not give recipes for pipe size, spacing or equipment. Rather, I’ll look at the principles and steps a farmer should take before investing big bucks in tiles. Tile drainage is not a new technology. Many of the better soils of the world are on flat, low lying, high […] Read more

Wheat & Chaff

Farm safety week 2016

Canadian Agricultural Safety Week runs from March 13 to 19

By Leeann Minogue March 11, 2016

Beginning Monday, March 13 to 19 is Canadian Agricultural Safety Week. Here at Grainews we understand the importance of farm safety. We run articles from the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association in each issue, and do our best to make sure that none of our articles promote unsafe practices. Because we want our readers to be safe […] Read more

Columns, Crops

The soil test results have arrived

The best results are only as good as the plans you implement to deal with them

By Toban Dyck March 10, 2016

Complete tasks as you think of them. I can’t stress this enough. You see, there’s this rock. It’s big. And it’s sitting along the western edge of the pastureland I broke last fall. I nicked it with the Wishek disc I rented in October to mince the sod. I should have dealt with it then. […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Wheat & Chaff

Flea beetle scouting strategies

Agronomy tips... from the field

By Ted Labun March 10, 2016

The one nice thing about striped and crucifer flea beetles is that they’re quite easy to tell apart. And based on previous years, you should already have a fairly good idea of whether you have one or the other species in your fields. Here are few key things to remember about striped and crucifer flea […] Read more

Columns

Benefit from boards

Serving on a board can bring personal gains

By Lisa Guenther March 10, 2016

This spring marks the end of my term as president of the Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation, and the end of my time on that board. The federation counts ag journalists and communications professionals among its ranks. The Federation offers several interesting professional development opportunities to members. It also has an annual awards program and financial […] Read more

Columns, Guarding Wealth

Learn to read the market signs

Guarding Wealth: Two distinct schools of stock market price prediction are taken on faith

By Andrew Allentuck March 9, 2016

It is said that the future is written in the past. For investors, that means looking backward to see where the future lies. On the one hand, it seems silly. After all, if you are driving down the road, looking backward is downright hazardous. But if you are an investor, you have to look to […] Read more

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: The lowdown on rural Internet access

By Leeann Minogue March 9, 2016

Oh the irony. I thought I’d do a little research before I wrote about Internet access in rural Canada. So I turned to the Internet, typed in some likely search terms and… waited. Then I waited some more. I live on a farm in southeast Saskatchewan. Although oil activity has fallen off drastically in the […] Read more

Daily Network News

Monarch electric tractor’s future in Canada unclear as Caterpillar takes over

Western Australia farmers turn to canola over wheat as fuel, fertilizer costs rise

U.S. is leading G20 initiative to ensure fertilizer access, sources say

Columns

Settling in on the Manitoba farm

Managing mustard on the Prairies

Think twice before expanding your farm operation

Trying tile drainage on your farm

Farm safety week 2016

The soil test results have arrived

Flea beetle scouting strategies

Benefit from boards

Learn to read the market signs

Editor’s Column: The lowdown on rural Internet access

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