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A connected farm is an efficient farm
Crops, Wheat & Chaff

A connected farm is an efficient farm

Q & A with an expert

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Q: What are the benefits of collecting data and using digital tools on my farm? A: Data. This is a word we hear a lot in agriculture, and rightly so. We are now farming in the digital age and we need to see this as the huge opportunity that it is for farming operations. Historically, […] Read more
Over a long period of time the good and bad luck balances out and those with higher percentages of good decisions will do better.
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Investing versus gambling

Short-term investing is an oxymoron

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One of my frustrations with common verbiage around stock investing is the plethora of gambling analogies. Common expressions include sayings like, “If you wish to play this sector.…” as if purchasing a stock is like playing a craps or blackjack table. Another common expression is to “go all in,” as someone would at a poker […] Read more
Coyotes feed on rats, mice, voles, pocket gophers, ground squirrels, rabbits, geese, ducks, groundhogs, deer, wild boar, raccoons and other crop-damaging fauna, including grasshoppers and cutworms. Coyotes will also eat apples, berries, carrots and other vegetables.
Columns, Livestock

The coyote conundrum continues

The coyote is guilty of livestock predation, but how does this cost compare with farm crop value gains?

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When I lived in rural Alberta in the 1970s, I knew more than a few farmers and acreage owners who supplemented their incomes, sometimes substantially, with coyote pelts. The price for good pelts at that time was up to $100 or more. Today, with the advent of synthetic furs and an anti-wild-animal-product public atmosphere, coyote […] Read more
‘I think about technology a lot. My professional life as a consultant has only amplified this infatuation and it has justified many expenditures.’ – Toban Dyck.
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Toban Dyck: What holds us back from adopting ag tech?

Let’s throw some ideas around to see what sticks

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My wife and I are living at my parents’ house right now (and we may still be here by the time you read this). Our farmhouse is undergoing a renovation that requires the water to be shut off for up to two weeks, so we opted to leave. My parents are in Arizona, so the […] Read more
The reinvested dividend (in blue ink above) as of May 4, 2020. Current cash will be used to add an additional 40 TRP at $58.83 and 25 UL at $53.79.
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‘I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now’

“It’s cloud illusions I recall ... I really don’t know clouds at all”

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Since viewing the Kennedy Centre 2021 honoree ceremonies, including Saskatchewan native Joni Mitchell, I have not been able to lose the earworm from her famous 1969 hit song. I doubt when she wrote the lyrics she was thinking about stock investing, yet her descriptive words about clouds are in many ways analogous to such activity. […] Read more
an Alberta Agriculture variable-rate fertilizer research site near Lethbridge
Columns, Crops

How to determine the recommended rate of phosphorus fertilizer

Understand how your crops will respond to phosphorus and under what conditions

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In the Jan. 18 issue of Grainews, I discussed developing nitrogen (N) fertilizer recommendations. In this article, I will discuss developing phosphorus (P) fertilizer recommendations. For many Prairie farmers, phosphorus is the second most limiting soil nutrient in crop production for cereal and oilseed crops. With respect to fertilizer use, phosphorus is second only to […] Read more
Have a well-prepared crop plan for 2022
Crops, Wheat & Chaff

Have a well-prepared crop plan for 2022

Q & A with an expert

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Q: What factors do I need to consider when planning my 2022 crop rotation? A: With 2021 safely in the rear-view mirror, it’s time to finalize plans for the 2022 crop year. When planning for the new season, there are many different agronomic factors that must be taken into consideration. With crop prices sitting above […] Read more
A highly saturated area in a canola field in Manitoba’s Interlake in 2016, and a good visual of what happens when water comes in faster than it can dissipate.
Columns, Crops

Les Henry: Some facts on precipitation cycles

What goes around comes around

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This piece deals with long-term water table records as a basis for tracing long-ago annual precipitation. I am dedicating this to the memory of Bill Meneley (1933-2000), who was responsible for establishing the observation wells, which are the basis of what I have to say. He started that work while with the Saskatchewan Research Council. […] Read more
Wheat & Chaff

Sowing the seeds of mental health

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Mental well-being, physical health and safety are all a part of a person’s overall ability to live and function well. Farmers, farm workers and farm families aren’t immune to the stress of everyday life, and circumstances of isolation, uncertainty and stress can have great effects. The COVID-19 global pandemic has also affected many groups, including […] Read more

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