Columns & Production Tips

John Deere’s See and Spray Select option activates an individual spray nozzle only when boom cameras detect a green, growing weed below it.

The benefits of pre-seed and post-harvest weed control

By Trent Dorrance June 28, 2022

Q: With supplies of glyphosate being tight along with the sharp increase in its price, what are the options for controlling weeds pre- and post-harvest? A: A pre-seed herbicide application when weeds are young and actively growing is one option and can help clean up fields and put the crop in the best position to […] Read more

This year, 2,000 Safety Scouts Kits will be available across Canada free of charge while supplies last.

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: We aren’t doing enough to stop child fatalities on the farm

By Kari Belanger June 24, 2022

Last month, I was happy to see BASF’s announcement of the second year of its Safety Scouts program. The purpose of the program is to support farm safety for children and their families by inviting kids to act as safety ambassadors on their family farms. This year, 2,000 Safety Scouts Kits will be available for […] Read more

Crops, Wheat & Chaff

A proactive approach to insect management

Q & A with an expert

By Stacie Yaremko June 9, 2022

Q: What steps can I take to reduce the risk of insect damage? A: In the spring, the threat of insects may seem far off, but there are steps you can take at seeding time to reduce the risk of insect damage. Proactive measures are powerful tools to protect yield and reduce the amount of […] Read more

A good method for supplying corn with nitrogen in-season is to apply anhydrous ammonia as a banded side dressing between the rows.

Corn, Features, Practical Tips

Fertility tips for corn

How to get the most out of your fertilizer dollars

By Mark Halsall June 9, 2022

Corn is a crop that needs a lot of nitrogen to grow properly and produce the best yields. With today’s high prices for fertilizer and high crop prices, it’s more important than ever to strike the right balance that optimizes yields and profits while keeping fertility costs under control. “There’s a lot of money at […] Read more

Columns, Markets

Company analysis, real live examples

A focus on price/cash flow, cash flow/assets and cash flow growth

By Herman VanGenderen June 8, 2022

Following up on recent articles, it might be beneficial to work through real stock selection examples. My first example compares two of the largest worldwide integrated oil companies, Chevron (CVX) and Exxon (XOM), along with the largest Canadian company, Suncor (SU). I will attempt to cut through much financial gobbledygook (it’s a real word in […] Read more

Bolting two railway ties together to make an extra long and strong gatepost, makes it possible to dig the post deep into the ground so hopefully it won’t be lifted by frost, regardless of moisture conditions.

Cattleman’s Corner, Practical Tips

A gatepost that shouldn’t move

Trick is to get the post deep enough below subsurface water and frost line so it won't lift out

By Heather Smith Thomas June 8, 2022

Corral gates, or any long, heavy gates that need to be securely stable and never sag, require a deep and sturdy post that won’t lean, shift or work up out of the ground with frost heaves. A post not set deep enough, or in unstable ground, will eventually shift with the weight of the gate, […] Read more

A field with the typical very red clay in Rollo Bay West, P.E.I.

Columns, Crops

Les Henry: Thank you to my readers

Your letters and book orders are excellent learning opportunities and inspiration for my scribbles

By Les Henry June 7, 2022

We have received many letters and book orders with kind words, which is a great inspiration to keep scribbling, but it’s often also a chance for learning. In today’s world, it is a simple matter to use Google Earth and take a flyover. In many cases, one can also drop down via street view and […] Read more

The development of insecticide resistance happens for the same reason weeds become resistant to herbicides — the overuse of certain crop protection products, says John Gavloski with Manitoba Agriculture.

Features, General, Practical Tips

How to prevent insecticide resistance from developing on your farm

It doesn’t happen often on the Prairies but when it does product overuse is often to blame

By Jeff Melchior June 6, 2022

Insecticide resistance on the Canadian Prairies is rare. Experts say producers have a pretty good handle on how to manage their insect crop pests with the products they have. But that doesn’t mean resistance doesn’t happen. Resistance in insects occurs for the same basic reason it does in weeds, says a leading entomologist — the […] Read more

FarmLife, Other, Practical Tips

Unexpected trips and falls are major causes of injury

To help prevent this try these exercises to build awareness of the feet

By Kathlyn Hossack May 31, 2022

Unexpected trips, stumbles and falls are major causes of injury risk for the vast majority of people, and the risk tends to go up as we age. The passage of time does often come with a regression of things like balance, body awareness and control. Degeneration of joint structures, soft tissue and neurological ability physically […] Read more

Columns, Dairy Cattle, The Dairy Corner

Vitti: A common-sense high-forage diet for dairy cows

It's about finding the proper balance between grain and forage components of the ration

By Peter Vitti May 24, 2022

High-forage dairy diets have become very popular in the last few years. That’s because many dairy producers feared too much grain was being fed to their high-producing cows, causing digestive upsets and lameness. I have reviewed many of these former high-concentrate diets and agree that many were clearly unacceptable to feed. Yet I have also […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Cattle markets up ahead of report

U.S. grains: Soybean futures fall after Trump-Xi call

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Western Canadian bids slightly decline

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