Wheat & Chaff & Production Tips

Keeping your grandchildren safe on the farm

By Canadian Agricultural Safety Association March 2, 2018

If you talk to any grandparent, they say that having children was wonderful, but having grandchildren is pure joy. There’s nothing better than having a grandchild throw their arms around your neck and whisper “I love you.” These young people are a farm’s future and a grandparent’s legacy. The farm is an incredible place for […] Read more

Wheat & Chaff

Making farming safer for senior producers

By Canadian Agricultural Safety Association February 26, 2018

In Canada, the face of farming is changing. More primary agricultural producers are women, and in the first time since 1991, the proportion of farmers under the age of 35 rose. However, the 2016 Agriculture Census also found that there were more farmers over age 70 than under 35. The reality of Canadian agricultural is […] Read more

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: What’s the value of our time?

By Leeann Minogue February 13, 2018

These are action-packed days in the world of ag commodity groups. Funding cuts at the Canola Council, office doors closing at the Flax Council and a collection of Manitoba commodity groups discussing merging into one mega-organization. There are a lot of things happening. Yet when I attended a few of the Saskatchewan commodity group AGMs […] Read more

Crops, Wheat & Chaff

Safe rates for seed-placed fertilizer

By Twyla Jones February 12, 2018

Q: How do I determine the safe rate of seed-placed fertilizer for canola, wheat and barley? A: If you’ve bought a new drill, changed openers or changed your fertilizer blends, these changes may have implications on seed safety. Many new drills have moved to wider row spacing and narrower openers. Take the time to investigate […] Read more

Wheat & Chaff

Protecting workers and your farm

By Canadian Agricultural Safety Association February 12, 2018

When you tally up your assets on your farm, you probably count the big ones: land, machinery, inputs, buildings, stored grain. But do you count your people? Your workers, your family and yourself? You should. These folks are your number one asset and as such need to be guided and protected. Keeping these people safe […] Read more

Wheat & Chaff

Get your crayons ready, it’s contest time!

By Leeann Minogue February 6, 2018

Jason Sylvestre, co-author of the great “You Might Be From The Prairies If…” cartoons that we usually run on Page 4 of Grainews, has published a colouring book of hand-drawn Saskatchewan pictures. Jason’s book is called Colour Saskatchewan. You can buy it from your favourite on-line retailer for under $17. Or, you can win a […] Read more

Snow drift in view from the back yard in January 2017. Take a look below to see the amount of snow we've had in January 2018.

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Getting ready for a dry year

By Leeann Minogue February 6, 2018

Both of these photos were taken from the same spot in the back of our yard in southeast Saskatchewan in January. The one above is from 2017, the one below is from 2018. While that huge 2017 snow pile was a result of a lot of drifting and didn’t leave as much moisture in the […] Read more

Soybeans, Wheat & Chaff

Pulse and special crop production

Q & A with Crop Production Services

By Gary Topham January 29, 2018

Q: What should I consider when planting my soybean crop? A: There are several important factors to keep in mind when growing soybeans. Consider your climatic conditions including heat units and moisture. Soybeans require a full season of cumulative heat to mature adequately. Varieties with maturities ranging from 2350 to 2500 Heat Units are well […] Read more

Crops, Wheat & Chaff

Get the best yield response

Q & A with CPS

By Norm Flore January 22, 2018

Q: Which crop nutrients applied generally provide the most yield response in any given year? What considerations should be made? A: Crop yield response to nutrients depends on many factors. While the most important factor is moisture availability, other factors like crop selection, soil type, organic matter, residual soil fertility, previous crop, tillage, type of […] Read more

Equipment, Wheat & Chaff

Back to safety basics in the New Year

By Canadian Agricultural Safety Association January 17, 2018

With a new year comes resolutions. This year, instead of making a resolution to do something you’ve never done before, what if you made a resolution to perform daily tasks properly and safely? Something like operating a tractor? Tractors are essential to farm operations. From field work to feeding the livestock to cleaning snow, tractors […] Read more

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Wheat & Chaff

Keeping your grandchildren safe on the farm

Making farming safer for senior producers

Editor’s Column: What’s the value of our time?

Safe rates for seed-placed fertilizer

Protecting workers and your farm

Get your crayons ready, it’s contest time!

Getting ready for a dry year

Pulse and special crop production

Get the best yield response

Back to safety basics in the New Year

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