Columns & Production Tips

Farmland prices and net farm income

Record high land prices are still making the news in Saskatchewan. Will things be different this time?

By Les Henry February 21, 2014

Coffee shops and bars have been buzzing for a couple of years now with new record highs for farmland prices and cash rents. This is what you hear: “Farmland is a superb investment and we must get in on the action. Farmland will continue to increase in value — they aren’t making any more of […] Read more

Cattleman’s Corner, Columns

Be alert for common young calf problems

By Roy Lewis February 20, 2014

Every calving season, veterinarians are called on to examine calves with a multitude of problems. Some are herd management related but many are individual problems of no concern to the rest of the herd. Most cases fall into a few broad categories. Each category has a much different treatment regime. With calves, clinically we need […] Read more

Columns

Soybeans in Saskatchewan

Field notes: At a summer plot tour, Southeast Saskatchewan farmer Bobbie Bratrud took a look at some new varieties and crops that could give her farm a competitive edge

By Bobbie Bratrud February 11, 2014

If you would have told me 10 years ago that I would not only be attending a local plot tour focused on soybeans, but that they would make up 20 per cent of my farm’s acres, I would have never believed you. The changes and advancements in the varieties of crops we can grow here […] Read more

Columns

Field Tracker Pro app

This field tracking app from Farmer-Apps Inc. is easy to use  and allows you to track field operations from the tractor cab

By Jay Peterson February 10, 2014

We all know field tracking over multiple years is becoming the norm in agriculture due to rental agreement requirements or just for troubleshooting when things go wrong. I know it gives me piece of mind during the year to know I can look back into my records and be able to access information about the field activities […] Read more

Young woman walking a horse in a pasture.

Cattleman’s Corner, Rancher’s Diary

Hungry elk cause havoc with horses

Rancher's Diary

By Heather Smith Thomas February 5, 2014

NOVEMBER 22 Saturday Lynn took Charlie and Dani up to ride Carolyn’s horses. Andrea, Sam and I rode up the creek to meet them. Carolyn, and Heather went for a ride over the low range. It got windy, so our party cut it short and made it home to our place, but the others had […] Read more

Columns

Keep the farm going

For a multi-generational family farm, it’s continuity rather  than profit that’s the guiding principle for succession

By Andrew Allentuck February 3, 2014

Jack and Martha, as we’ll call them, farm 1,760 acres in central Manitoba. At the ages of 67 and 62, they are thinking of handing over the reins of their operation to their son, Bob, who is 30 and already active in running the farm. Bob will be the fourth generation of his family to […] Read more

Wheat & Chaff

Skating on thin ice

Farm Safety

By Canadian Agricultural Safety Association January 24, 2014

Recently an Alberta cattle producer had a run in with ice that she’ll likely never forget. It was late November and a balmy 3 C. She was moving bales with a tractor when about 15 of her cattle spied an open gate, raced through it towards a dugout on the farm, and proceeded to fall […] Read more

Livestock, Wheat & Chaff

Surviving a cold-water emergency

January 22, 2014

In our last article, we reviewed the risks associated with frozen water bodies such as dugouts on the farm. Now we look at what to do if someone falls through the ice. To begin, unless you are trapped in your vehicle or can’t swim, hypothermia is your worst enemy. Hypothermia occurs when a person’s body […] Read more

Columns

Rail transportation adds to market woes

By Brian Wittal January 6, 2014

Since harvest has wrapped up, grain markets have been acting out an epic interpretation of a three act Shakespearean tragedy. There has been mystery, intrigue, feelings of horror, hurt and betrayal, and rumours of foul play. That sums up how many of you may be feeling as the grain markets continue on this downward death […] Read more

Columns

Pre-pricing next year’s crop

By Brian Wittal January 2, 2014

Now that you’ve had a brief moment to relax after harvest, it’s time for the next marketing adventure! Let’s look at doing some pre-pricing of next year’s crop! Why so early, you might ask? Let’s look at what has happened over the last two years, production-wise, and see where that leads us. Two years ago […] Read more

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Columns

Farmland prices and net farm income

Be alert for common young calf problems

Soybeans in Saskatchewan

Field Tracker Pro app

Hungry elk cause havoc with horses

Keep the farm going

Skating on thin ice

Surviving a cold-water emergency

Rail transportation adds to market woes

Pre-pricing next year’s crop

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