Wheat & Chaff & Production Tips

Keep visitors safe on your farm

By Canadian Agricultural Safety Association November 7, 2016

Corn mazes, pumpkin picking, hayrides and Christmas trees. These are all reasons why visitors flock to farms in the fall and winter. Nothing is more enjoyable than spending time with your nearest and dearest enjoying the weather and an outing to a local farm. However, agritourism (activities that bring visitors to a farm or ranch) […] Read more

Crops, Wheat & Chaff

Canola plant stand counts: part of next year’s plan

By Christine Spasoff October 17, 2016

Seeding rates are important to achieving your target plant stands, and fall is a great time to check your fields to see how your stand fared. If you’re unhappy with your yield, assessing the plant stand can help you prepare for next season. Plant counts are pretty easy to do after harvest, and you can […] Read more

FarmLife, Wheat & Chaff

Protect your health for the future

By Canadian Agricultural Safety Association October 7, 2016

When we talk about safety, we often talk about immediate consequences. For example, getting too close to a running power take off can result in immediate, and often catastrophic consequences. It’s important to talk about preventing these life-altering incidents, but it’s also important to talk about how exposure to things in your environment can affect […] Read more

News, Wheat & Chaff

Farm Safety: Is your attitude a barrier to a safe farm?

By Canadian Agricultural Safety Association September 23, 2016

I can’t.” “I don’t want to.” “You can’t make me.” If this came from a child talking about a math problem or a chore, adults would accuse that child of having a negative attitude. But children are not the only ones that can suffer from a negative attitude. Could a negative attitude be preventing you […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Wheat & Chaff

Be ready for canola harvest

Agronomy tips... from the field

By Michael Hutton September 7, 2016

When planning your canola harvest this season, remember that it’s never a bad idea to seed hybrids with a mix of maturity timings. This will allow you to space out your harvest timing as fields are coming ready. From a risk management standpoint, those different-maturity varieties will not be at the same susceptible growth stages […] Read more

Man Suffering From Back Pain Whilst Gardening

News, Wheat & Chaff

When back pain becomes a pain in the neck

By Canadian Agricultural Safety Association August 12, 2016

Aches and pains are common afflictions of everyday life. Stiff knees, sore feet and back pain are all too common. Back injuries can be chronic (long term) or short term and can affect everyone at some point in their life. Back pain, especially lower back pain, is a common work-related issue that affects many farmers […] Read more

Wheat & Chaff

Pulse desiccant dos and don’ts

Agronomy tips... from the field

By Carolyn Ruzicka August 5, 2016

The devil’s in the details when it comes time to desiccate your pea, lentils and chickpeas. And with pulses worth more than they’ve ever been, it pays to have as smooth a harvest as possible. Here are a few fundamentals to keep in mind: The first step is to determine the natural maturity of the […] Read more

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: Seeding is done, no major injuries to report

By Leeann Minogue June 9, 2016

We finished seeding on May 20 this year. I know May 20 isn’t a record-breaking finish, especially this year when so many of you were out in the field early, so I don’t expect any readers to send us a medal. But after a few years of epic breakdowns and colossal floods, we’re happy to […] Read more

Hand over wheat field in early summer evening

News, Wheat & Chaff

Sun safety at work on the farm

By Canadian Agricultural Safety Association June 8, 2016

Over 264,000 Canadian farmers spend most of their workday in the sun. This means that Canadian agricultural workers are in the highest risk category for sun exposure, according to CAREX Canada, which generates evidence-based carcinogen surveillance. Sun exposure increases your risk of heat stress, skin cancer, and eye diseases. The good thing is that these […] Read more

News, Wheat & Chaff

Close call teaches respect for farm safety

By Canadian Agricultural Safety Association June 7, 2016

Growing up on the family farm near St. Malo, Man., the Racine children experienced a close call while playing in a large truck. All five kids had free range of the family’s grain farm and made toys of anything they could find. Monique Racine remembers how their imagination knew no bounds and how fearless they […] Read more

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Wheat & Chaff

Keep visitors safe on your farm

Canola plant stand counts: part of next year’s plan

Protect your health for the future

Farm Safety: Is your attitude a barrier to a safe farm?

Be ready for canola harvest

When back pain becomes a pain in the neck

Pulse desiccant dos and don’ts

Editor’s Column: Seeding is done, no major injuries to report

Sun safety at work on the farm

Close call teaches respect for farm safety

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