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Columns, Crops, Soybeans

Taking notes makes farming easier

For someone that hasn’t been farming long, there are lots of things to remember. Notes can help

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I play the fool sometimes, to illustrate the simpler yet important points of farming that an expert may no longer consider. And I’m guessing some of you, the ones who didn’t grow up with smartphones and GPS, need constant reminders of the potential efficiencies clipped to your belts. It was supposed to be too cold. […] Read more
Slow moving vechicle — SMV — on the road. Notice the triangular sign on the back left.
Wheat & Chaff

Move harvest equipment safely

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Every harvest, collisions between farm equipment and passenger vehicles result in expensive repairs, injuries and sadly even deaths. However, by taking time to discuss how to safely transport agricultural equipment, farmers and equipment operators can minimize the risk of a collision. Glen Blahey is a Health and Safety Specialist with CASA. “There are three common […] Read more
Slash your tax bill by transferring the farm
Columns

Slash your tax bill by transferring the farm

Resigned to quit, a farming couple makes a plan 
to slash taxes and hand the operation to their children

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In south central Manitoba, a couple we’ll call Harry and Marge, 81 and 73, are tackling the problem of transferring their 1,760 acre farm, mostly pasture, and their 120 cattle, to their children who we’ll call Bob, 46, and Cathy, 42. Harry and Marge know they have to give up control sooner or later, given […] Read more
Minimize potato bruising
Potatoes, Wheat & Chaff

Minimize potato bruising

Simple adjustments to your harvest equipment helps maintain good quality potatoes

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As a potato producer, the first thought on your mind at harvest is probably “Go!” But this year, you might want to modify this idea slightly to “Go gently.” Challenging planting conditions caused above-average levels of seed-piece decay in some growing regions, resulting in uneven plant stands. And that means a challenging harvest, given the […] Read more
One of the challenges is to identify if the weed growing in your pasture or hayland is poisonous water hemlock (shown here) or harmless water parsnip (shown below). These plates show one difference, in the bracts found below the seed head. If still in doubt, it may be wise to consult a weed or forage specialist.
Cattleman’s Corner, Columns

Don’t take water hemlock for granted

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Water hemlock is popping up all over this summer. The fact that this weed is spreading on high ground had us hopeful any new growth we saw might be the harmless cow parsnips. However, the weed specialist confirmed the new growth as water hemlock on all our hayfields, now there is more than a little cause for concern. Control is now […] Read more
Henry: A word about micronutrients
Columns, Crops

Henry: A word about micronutrients

With lower commodity prices, it’s back to “buyer beware” in the micronutrient market

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Depending on the textbook you read and the plant you are growing it takes from 16 to 20 chemical elements to grow a crop. And, a nutrient required in even the most minute quantity can put the lid on yield just as much as a nitrogen deficiency. In Henry’s Handbook of Soils and Crops I […] Read more
Rye deserves its bad reputation for volunteering, sometimes three or four years after it's grown. One tool to deal with these volunteers is a good sense of humour.
Cereals, Columns

Rye, oh rye: the second part

Two new hybrid varieties, ergot research and some all-too willing volunteers

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My last column on fall rye yielded a surprising amount of positive feedback from readers, so I’m plunging ahead with Part 2. Last month I discussed some agronomics and some niche marketing opportunities with fall rye. This issue I’m discussing new research on an old crop and what to do about those persistent rye volunteers. […] Read more
Guarding Wealth: Buying risk, paying for liquidity
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Guarding Wealth: Buying risk, paying for liquidity

Price-earnings ratios are a useful way to analyze your investment decisions

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What do you get when you invest in capital markets? You might say stocks or bonds, mutual funds or units in real estate investment trusts. That answer is both true and false. You do get ownership of those things, but in a more analytical sense, what you are really getting is risk — any stock […] Read more

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