Columns & Production Tips

Toban Dyck: I may be too old to become a professional snowboarder

I’m young enough to explore opportunities and embrace change

By Toban Dyck March 18, 2021

This August, Jamie and I will have been on this farm for nine years. This is registering with me as a significant amount of time. Also, in March of this year, I will celebrate my five-year anniversary at Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers. I say celebrate, but, if any of my coworkers are reading this, […] Read more

Crops, Wheat & Chaff

Tips for the safe use of crop protection products

Q & A with an expert

By Lyle Cowell March 18, 2021

Q: How do I use crop protection products safely? A: Agricultural field pesticides are valuable tools to help growers control weeds, certain insects and crop disease. It is imperative that pesticides be used safely to protect both the applicator and the local environment. Each pesticide will have details as to its safe use on the […] Read more

Blog, Hart Attacks, Lees insight

Step out of comfort zone with 2021 crop year

Consider higher inputs, but also have safety nets in place

By Lee Hart March 17, 2021

When it comes to crop production and marketing, 2021 is not the year to get wimpy according to some leading Western Canadian agriculture advisors. With some really strong markets across most major commodities don’t let fear get in the way — just go for it. That might be somewhat of an over simplification, but it […] Read more

These are some of the points that BETSY measures to create an ID for each individual animal.

Columns, Hart Attacks

Facial recognition comes to your cowherd

Forget about numbers and letters, BETSY can identify the smile on any Hereford or Holstein and any breed combination in between

By Lee Hart March 17, 2021

The longer I am around the agriculture industry, it seems the more interested I become in seeing what happens next. In a column that appeared in early March, I talked about when I arrived on the scene of the family farm in eastern Ontario in the 1950s. It was at a time when real or […] Read more

Columns

Free money … what’s not to love?

Investing for Fun and Profit: Leading to my 2021 market predictions

By Herman VanGenderen March 17, 2021

The essence of market economies is that millions of individuals making profit-oriented decisions, for the benefit of themselves, their families and communities, will allocate resources significantly more efficiently than government bureaucrats making the same decisions on behalf of millions of individuals. One of the key reasons is everyone’s circumstances are different and can therefore make […] Read more

Canola, Columns

How to prevent a clubroot catastrophe

Some recommendations for all scenarios

By Ieuan Evans March 16, 2021

The mentality amongst some of our Prairie canola growers is, “I’ll just wait until clubroot shows up and then I will seed a resistant variety.” Big mistake! Canola growers whose croplands are free of this destructive disease should be seeding resistant canola varieties right away. Yes, this year. Before clubroot shows up. I presently handle […] Read more

News, Wheat & Chaff

Make sure to dig safely on your farm

By Robert Gobeil March 16, 2021

It is important to use the one-call service Click Before You Dig before starting any project on the farm where ground will be broken, regardless of depth. This applies to all small or large projects such as sod removal for a garden, fencing projects, digging a new well or putting in a foundation. The one-call […] Read more

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: This is the perfect time to review safety guidelines, tips and training

By Kari Belanger March 15, 2021

As you get this copy of Grainews in your hands, the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association will be gearing up for Canadian Agricultural Safety Week (CASW), which runs from March 14 to 20. This year the campaign focus is “Safe and Strong Farms: Lead an AgSafe Canada.” This is the final year of the three-year campaign […] Read more

Due to the cold temperatures in February, cattle were provided with good wind breaks and plenty of dry bedding.

Cattleman’s Corner, Columns

Last of hay and flax bales hauled home

Eppich News: Hopefully, cold temperatures are gone by early March calving

By Heather Eppich March 11, 2021

The beginning of the new year found us hauling bales. Gregory and John hauled slough bales the first week of January. Then, with the help of the blade on the tractor, they were able to plow snow and get 80 flax straw bales home on Jan. 8 and 9. On Jan. 11 Gregory drove his […] Read more

Even a cutter ride was a bit of a novelty in 1969, as long-time neighbour Edith Whittaker hitched up her horse on this March day to pay a visit to my grandparents.

Columns, Hart Attacks

Is it over yet? Winter. I’m talking about winter

A bit of electricity and wood heat kept everything comfortable at 30 below

By Lee Hart March 10, 2021

As we were just coming through a serious deep freeze in Calgary as I write this column for the March 2 issue of Grainews, it made me think about some of the winters as a kid growing up on the farm in eastern Ontario. As I recall through the later 1950s and ’60s, we always […] Read more

GFM Network News

B.C. ostriches culled, CFIA confirms

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs end week on high note

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce as Chinese demand assessed, wheat drops