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Earthworms: our silent partners

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Earthworms provide numerous benefits to soil. One of the under-researched side effects of our switch to zero till may be an increase in earthworm activity

When I taught the first year soils class at the University of Saskatchewan, soil biology was a quick study. The rhizobium that fix nitrogen with legumes were discussed in detail. The bacteria that control conversion of organic nitrogen to the mineral forms (nitrate and ammonium) were also considered important. Earthworms The bigger things like earthworms […] Read more
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The epiphany

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City slicker Toban Dyck grew up in rural Manitoba, but it’s been a long time since he’s actually lived there. Now he and his wife are moving home to give farming a shot

Operating a riding mower, no matter how many horses under the hood, does not elevate me to alpha-male status, but on that sunny day, it came close. Sitting on the red mower, proud after having completed the task of cutting my parents’ relatively vast lawn, I texted my wife: “Let’s move to the farm.” “Hell no!” BBM was unexpectedly fast, in […] Read more
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Grain marketing in 2012 and beyond

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This summer marks the start of major changes to western Canadian grain marketing. Get ready to make the most of new market conditions

In 50 years will 2012 be remembered as the year that forever changed the grain marketing industry for the better? Or the worse? Will the Grain Marketing Freedoms Act taking the Monopoly powers away from the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) on July 31, 2012, and the imminent take over of Viterra by a multinational marketing company, Glencore, be […] Read more
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The salt patrol

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Les Henry shares the story of the College of Agriculture’s “salt patrol,” an important part of extension service in the 1980s

November 1, 2012 marks 100 years since the University of Saskatchewan took in its first class of agriculture students. This old scribe has been at the U of S — as student, professor and professor emeritus — for 52 of those 100 years. A significant milestone for me was the “Salt Patrol” of the 1980s. Before the “Salt Patrol” […] Read more
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Crisis Olympics

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Caution and patience are likely to be the winning strategies as the European financial crisis unfolds


Now is the winter of our discontent,” wrote William Shakespeare in Richard III. Make it summer and the line is a perfect description of the dilemma facing every investor. Canada’s S&P/TSX Composite Index dropped seven per cent between January 1, 2012 and June 30, 2012. The American S&P 500 did a lot better in the period, […] Read more
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Editor’s Column

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If you happen to drive by our farm in southeast Saskatchewan this summer, you might wonder what sort of landscaping experiment we’re trying on the grass south of the house. Last month, after my husband filled his sprayer with water from the dugout on the edge of the yard, he accidentally drove by the house […] Read more
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Manage risk while following opportunities

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I made a crop inspection tour from Winnipeg to Vegerville, Alta. in the middle of June. At that time, there were a lot of puddles in the fields on both sides of the road for hundreds of miles. With the hot weather since, I hear there are lots of good crops coming. I hope they […] Read more
Wheat & Chaff

New chemfallow herbicide

BASF Canada has received registration to bring a new chemfallow and post-harvest herbicide to Western Canada. Distinct herbicide, tank-mixed with glyphosate, offers exceptional weed control and resistance management in post-harvest and chemfallow applications, with total follow crop flexibility. Distinct is a breakthrough in control with a new mode of action. It is made up of […] Read more
Wheat & Chaff

Soybeans by seed count

Pioneer Hi-Bred plans to start selling its soybean products by seed count per unit instead of by weight, beginning this fall for planting in 2013. The DuPont-owned seed company, which until now had sold soybean seeds by the 50-pound (22.7-kilogram) unit, will move to a 140,000-seed-per-unit measure in both Canada and the U.S. Soybean seeds […] Read more
Wheat & Chaff

If it harms pests it can harm humans

Weeds, insects and fungi — these pests can threaten yields and your bottom line. So when careful field monitoring uncovers a particularly unwelcome pest, most grain farmers reach for the appropriate pesticide and take aim. But eliminating the European corn borer, club root fungus or sowthistle shouldn’t come at the expense of your health and […] Read more

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