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RRSPs: Where Should I Park My Money?

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The March 1 RRSP deadline can loom large for many. How much you put in RRSPs may have been committed some time ago, however where to put that money to first not lose it and then, perhaps, make money isn’t an easy decision. The S&P/TSX Index has put on 200 points since Sept. 1, as […] Read more
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When To Contract New-Crop Lentils

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MARKET INTELLIGENCE It’s January — the air is crisp and the snow is fresh. It’s also the time of year when only two things are on the mind of lentil growers: “When do we leave for Mexico?” and “What will new-crop lentil contracts be, and should I sign one?” It wasn’t that long ago that […] Read more
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Building A Roadmap To Farm Succession

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Many farmers we talk to want to get started creating a succession plan, but nearly all just don’t know where to start. Often emotions and feelings complicate an already complex task. When working with clients we generally follow a four step approach. We recently met with Neber Leben DeFarm and his son Angus Anxious DeFarm. […] Read more
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A Soil Moisture Primer

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SOILS AND CROPS This article launches a series of three on the topic of soil moisture. The series includes a background investigation into soil moisture, a discussion on groundwater and water tables and finally a detailed look at existing soil moisture levels in the Prairies heading into the seeding season. Rainfall in 2010 for areas […] Read more
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How To Harness The Power Of Planning

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MANAGEMENT MINUTE Do you believe in the power of planning in your business? You should! It’s perhaps the most common practice amongst successful businesses, large and small. Would you head out to the field with a new piece of equipment without so much as a minute invested into understanding how to run it? Would you […] Read more
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Start 2011 Off Right

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The growing season of 2010 is going to be talked about for decades as one of the most trying years for western Canadian farmers. While Mother Nature was more like mother- in-law nature last year, 2010’s disaster does offer some positive prospects for 2011. It’s a sad fact that positive results for some in agriculture […] Read more
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How Much Sulphur Does It Take To Change Soil PH?

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Again, another great question came over our Agri- Trend Network chat wondering, “How much elemental sulphur (S) would it take to change the soil pH any appreciable amount?” For soils with a pH under 7.5, the amount of elemental S required to decrease soil pH a given amount is fairly well related to cation exchange […] Read more
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Deep Tillage: What’s Old Is New Again

At farm shows and in the farm press I am seeing some “new” information about the use of various deep tillage machines to break up hardpans and improve crop growth and yields. It will be interesting to see the results come in. It is always possible to learn new tricks and we must always keep […] Read more
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Tips On Training A Guardian Dog

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When our Akbash/ Maremma-cross livestock guardian dog Buffy died in June it left us very worried about the summer pasture season. We managed to get through the season with no death losses due to predators but we could hear/see the coyotes getting closer. When my daughter’s friend’s guardian dog, another Akbash/Maremma cross, had puppies, we […] Read more

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