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Choose Your Own Bright Future, Ag Grads

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Grade 12 graduates will soon need to decide what to do with the rest of their life, or at least decide if they want to learn a trade or get a degree or diploma. I’m a bit insulated from young farm men and women, but looking around I see there are a lot of jobs […] Read more
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The Trouble With Expensive Land

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SOILS AND CROPS I had a run at this topic about three years ago but recent events suggest it should be replayed. Many recent farm press articles have outlined major changes in land tenure on the Prairies and there is great excitement about land prices. Saskatchewan has traditionally been the low price point for land […] Read more
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Texas In The Lexus Or The Lodge With The Dodge, Part 4

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In the first three parts of this multi-part series, we stressed the importance of understanding and committing to very clear goals prior to entering into retirement planning. Part two stressed the importance of calculating your financial needs for retirement and your options to generate cash flow. Part three shed light on the tax considerations and […] Read more
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Navigating PPOs: Everybody Into The Pool!

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PRODUCER PAYMENT OPTIONS For this instalment of navigating pricing grain through the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB), I’d like to take a look back in time a little and talk about the original producer payment option (PPO) the CWB offered — pool pricing. Then over the next few columns, I want to spend time discussing the […] Read more
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Which Lentil Varieties Fetch A Premium?

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Who is the greatest hockey player of all time? Wayne Gretzky, Bobby Orr or Gordie Howe? Who makes the best half-ton, Ford, GMC or Dodge? You could make a sound argument for any of these answers depending on your preference of style, performance or what results you perceive to be the most beneficial. Recently a […] Read more
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Determining Value Buys In A Turbulent World

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We’re in the middle of a stock market boom. Stocks are up in the U.S. and Canada, the Euro has gained value as the world has come to realize that the European Union will remain intact in spite of debt management problems, and consumer sentiment is improving in what appears to be all major industrialized […] Read more
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Seek Balance For Super-Charged Crop Yields

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Every once in a while, I get a chance to slow down and think a bit about some of the stuff that’s coming at us in ever increasing volumes and intensities. Nitrogen management, nitrous oxide emissions and the carbon economy are some of the issues that come to mind. Global nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) is […] Read more
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Marketing For Base Hits Vs. Home Runs

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Do you recall the poem “Casey at the Bat” by Ernest Lawrence Thayer? It’s a story about baseball, yes, but more about the dangers of over confidence. Casey’s team from Mudville is down two runs in the bottom of the ninth. Two unlikely batters make it on base and the crowd erupts as mighty Casey […] Read more

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