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Rancher Turns Hobby Into Family Business

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What started as a hobby has become a lifelong passion for Bob Rehman, ranch operator of Border Bison. He lives with his parents Carl and Irma Rehman on the Saskatchewan side of the Alberta border, seven miles northeast of Macklin. Seventy-eight-year-old Carl and wife Irma raised two sons and four daughters on the farm. They […] Read more
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Farming And Neighbours

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As the Christmas season approaches it is nice to take a break from yields, profits, grades, fertilizer, diseases and the dozens of other items that make up day to day on a modern farm. In the 70 years since I was born, there have been many changes to what makes up a family farm. Our […] Read more
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How To Start Farming With A Stranger

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Here is a question from a reader about how to wind down their farm. I have deleted the names. Hi Andy, I’m D. My wife and I farm in Manitoba. We were at a meeting the other day and I expressed a concern about succession planning and got some unexpected responses. We are in our […] Read more
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The Phenomenon Of “Shacking Up”

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What is it about guys and shacking up? I’m not talking about co-habitating with some bikini-clad kitten who thinks you’re a god (boy, if I had a nickel for every time that happened, gosh, I’d have about three cents). No, I’m talking about the phenomenon of the male species, at various stages of life, who […] Read more
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Upside Potential Limited For Malt Barley

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This is the second in a series of six articles FarmLink Marketing Solutions is writing for Grainews regarding Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) programs. FarmLink Marketing Solutions was asked to provide ideas on how to interpret and maneuver around the various prices and signals that farmers face in marketing board grains. FarmLink has been involved with […] Read more
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Gypsum And Elemental Sulphur: When And How Much?

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AGRI-COACH CORNER The saturated soils this year has folks thinking about applying gypsum to the compacted areas to reduce sodium (Na) levels and improve the soil structure long term. This is an interesting idea and generated a lot of discussion. Will it work and where? How much to apply? Can farmers substitute elemental sulphur for […] Read more
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Q&A: Unloading Ugly Lentils And More

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In mid-November, I was invited to speak at Agri-Trend’s Farm Forum at Saskatoon attended by nearly 800 of the most forward-thinking, cutting- edge farmers in Western Canada. My task? To review pulse production in Canada and the world and what effect this has on marketing and next year’s cropping plans. Much of the material discussed […] Read more
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How To Ease Into Farming

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We have had a number of calls in recent years from young professionals who left the farm, went to school and now have good jobs. After a few years, these young professionals realize their hearts never really left the farm. Starting farming can be terribly overwhelming when you consider the huge investment in land, machinery […] Read more

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