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Prairie Memoirs: Wartime memory still fresh in mind of retired Alberta farmer

By Jim Timlick January 9, 2023

It’s a moment that remains etched in Stanley Lamb’s memory 80 years later. Lamb, 90, grew up on his family’s grain farm just outside of Clareshome, Alta., a small town located about 125 kilometres south of Calgary. As a youngster, he attended classes at a tiny one-room school situated about 15 km east of town. […] Read more

Farm Credit Canada says Canadian farmers are in a good position to meet the challenges 2023 may present.

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: Waves of optimism and bewilderment

By Kari Belanger January 4, 2023

Before I get into my first column of 2023, I’d like to wish you a Happy New Year! I hope 2023 is a great year for all. That said, what a wild ride 2022 was. The high commodity prices and the promise of a new growing season after the 2021 drought had us all feeling […] Read more

Commodities are notoriously volatile, which makes them tricky investments.

Columns

Why invest in energy?

Will “reversion to the mean” occur this time?

By Herman VanGenderen January 3, 2023

My last article had me questioning my sanity for investing in energy companies. The last decade has been brutal, and the political environment is brutal. Before delving into the questions, I would like to comment on a common narrative — that the invasion of Ukraine caused a European energy crisis. The narrative is highlighted by […] Read more

The Singing Santa belts out Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer before a live audience at the Jingle Bell Breakfast.

Farm Life

An Alberta couple meets The Singing Gardener

Plus the traditional Dutch recipe Boerenkool or kale with potato and sausage

By Ted Meseyton January 3, 2023

It was an outstanding occasion when I met two of my Grainews readers in early October. The rare event resulted from an earlier phone call to yours truly that eventually led to my face-to-face meeting with Jennie and Bill Van Straalen from Coaldale, Alta., east of Lethbridge. A story unfolds shortly including a recipe from Jennie. The bulk of communications from […] Read more

File photo of vineyards and countryside at Samaipata in the foothills of the Bolivian Andes. (Jef Wodniack/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Reuters

Bolivia farm region blocks borders, grain transport in protests

By GFM Network News January 2, 2023

Santa Cruz/La Paz | Reuters — Protesters in Bolivia’s farming region of Santa Cruz are blocking highways out of the province, threatening to snarl the domestic transport of grains and food, as anger simmers following the arrest of local governor Luis Camacho. The region, a stronghold of the conservative opposition to socialist President Luis Arce, […] Read more

Jamie and I in Kamloops, B.C., moments after handing Bryon a certified cheque for the Tacoma.

Columns, General

On trucks, ag policy and pilgrimages

Are some of the gaps in Canadian ag and policy so large and left alone so long they are being forgotten?

By Toban Dyck December 22, 2022

Do you scroll through Kijiji like I do? It’s hard to say, I bet. You don’t know how often I open the app, nor the duration of each episode. Rest assured, I do this often and for varying amounts of time. But I can also rest assured knowing that you likely do this, too. Since […] Read more

Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

How does your farm stack up?

Canfax research project provides the industry with benchmark figures

By Lee Hart December 21, 2022

Larger beef operations running smaller-framed mature cows tend to be the most profitable combination, according to cost of production (COP) information collected by Canfax Research Services. That’s not an absolute statement. COP information from producers across the country over the past couple of years shows that some smaller operators with various-sized animals can be profitable […] Read more

Some of the key symptoms of a crop infected with sclerotinia include premature ripening and pale-grey or white lesions on stems, branches and pods.

Crops, Features, Hart Attacks

Sclerotinia control in canola

Growing hybrid varieties with improved disease resistance and other agronomic benefits can help protect your yields

By Lee Hart December 19, 2022

Reducing and/or preventing yield losses caused by sclerotinia in canola takes a multi-pronged approach, says a research scientist with Corteva Agriscience. Scott McClinchey, a canola breeder based in Guelph, Ont., says farmers can’t change the weather but they do have other measures within their control to help minimize the effect of the disease on their […] Read more

A November photo from Waterloo Brewing’s company blog promoting its “apple crumble porter” from its 2022 Signature Series Winter Collection. (WaterlooBrewing.com)

Barley, Crops, Markets

Carlsberg to buy Ontario’s Waterloo Brewing

Danish brewing giant paying $144 million to scale up Canadian business

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News December 17, 2022

One of the world’s biggest beer companies is moving to expand its brewing capacity on Canadian soil with a $144 million deal for Kitchener-based Waterloo Brewing. Carlsberg Group on Wednesday announced an all-cash deal worth $4 per share for all shares of Waterloo Brewing, which bills itself as the largest Canadian-owned brewery in Ontario and […] Read more

Crops, Practical Tips, Wheat & Chaff

Tips when selecting a new seed variety

Q & A with an expert

By Gary Topham December 15, 2022

Q: What should I consider when I’m choosing a new variety? A: When choosing a new variety with a grower, I look at many factors including maturities, past crop rotations, herbicides used and specific weed issues as well as any disease or insect concerns the grower may have in their fields. And, of course, how […] Read more

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle rebound on technical buying

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as rapid harvest overshadows China trade hopes

Good weather pushes Alberta harvest along

Other crops