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By early March calving was well underway with two or three new calves every day.
Cattleman’s Corner, Columns

The Eppich family welcomes a baby boy

Eppich News: Babies are arriving on all fronts, so not much sleep these days

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February was an exciting month for our family. The weather continued to be a roller coaster with freezing rain followed by days of -40 C with a bitterly cold wind. We did a little bit of work on our bull corral, moved quite a bit of snow around and Gregory did quite a bit of […] Read more
Do you experience back pain? It’s one of the most common adult complaints
Farm Life, FarmLife

Do you experience back pain? It’s one of the most common adult complaints

Fit to Farm: Here are three easy exercises to try that may help your spine

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Back pain is one of the most common complaints among adults, and there’s a few good reasons why. The spine is one of the most mobile sections of the body, as well as an area responsible for quite a lot of force absorption. We use it a lot, in various ways, daily.  Pain and stiffness […] Read more
There are very few economic circumstances the market hasn’t seen, and as the saying goes, the four most dangerous words in market lexicon are, “this time is different.”
Columns

Four market success factors

And how they affect our personal investment success

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There are four key factors affecting our personal investment success — understanding market behaviour, security selection, portfolio construction and managing yourself. I will discuss two in this column and two in the next. Most discussion is around security selection, but the other factors are equally important. Understanding market behaviour The market often exhibits perplexing and […] Read more
It is much easier for optimum silage cutting to have fields level and rocks pushed into the ground thanks to rolling the field. But what is the best timing for field rolling? Ongoing research by Farming Smarter to examine proper timing of field rolling is showing rolling fields once the crop gets to the fourth-leaf and first-node stages can reduce both yield and quality of barley.
Crops, Features

Roll, roll, roll your fields

The next line might not be gently down the stream, but more along the lines of sooner rather than later

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If you are a barley grower who likes to roll fields to make them level before harvest, don’t do it the day before your agronomist arrives to do field scouting. It makes it difficult for them to find the weeds. That may be one important reason to roll fields earlier in the spring as opposed […] Read more
Allocating land to the children is a matter of planning.
Columns

Parents of four adult children would like to retire

How to make fair provisions for all

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A couple we’ll call Mike, 85, and Judy, 83, farm 1,200 acres in southern Manitoba not far from Brandon. Their farm has been reduced from its largest measurement, 2,500 acres. They have four sons. Two have their own farming operation of 2,000 acres each. A third son has a job off-farm. A fourth son we’ll […] Read more
The supply chain and weed management
Crops, Wheat & Chaff

The supply chain and weed management

Q & A with an expert

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Q: Will supply chain issues affect my weed management decisions in 2022? A: Last year was a challenge due, in part, to drought, but 2022 brings its own challenges with supply chain issues from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. These supply chain constraints may negatively affect the shipping of herbicide quantities for use in 2022.  What […] Read more
In Alberta, kochia patches could form in new parts of the field or neighbouring fields where tumbleweeds may have blown, says AAFC’s Shaun Sharpe. Approaches and compacted areas may also be potential areas of invasion and spread as well as along roadsides, grid roads and field margins and around sloughs. Weed specialist Clark Brenzil highly recommends preventing the growth of kochia by planting perennial forages in ditches and even in saline (or otherwise non-productive) areas in fields.
Crops, Features

Weed issues to watch in 2022

How different factors, such as moisture, temperature, herbicide resistance and others, may affect weed populations this year

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After a series of dry years on the Prairies — with 2021 being driest of all — the provincial weed outlook for 2022 is varied across Western Canada and field to field. From kochia invading new territory to a possible increase of overwintering weeds — such as later-emerging false cleavers, Canada thistle, shepherd’s purse and […] Read more
A new program is making it easier for producers to learn key skills for taking care of their businesses, workers and themselves.
News, Wheat & Chaff

Free online course for business planning skills

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No matter what stage your farm is in, business management practices play a crucial role in your farm’s success and longevity. But how to go about figuring out which practices to implement? And it can be a daunting task — especially after a long day spent in the fields. Fortunately, a new program is making […] Read more
AAFC’s Drought Monitor map for the period ending March 31, 2022. (Agriculture.canada.ca)
Crops, Weather

Drought severity easing across much of Prairies, AAFC reports

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MarketsFarm — Drought conditions persisted across much of the Prairies during the month of March, although the extent and severity of the dryness was reduced in many areas, according to the latest Drought Monitor report from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC). “While there have been substantial improvements to drought conditions across Western Canada since last […] Read more
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Crops

Advance Payments Program to offer 100 per cent up front

Feds temporarily waive 60 per cent up-front limit

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Canadian farmers seeking pre-production cash advances under the federal Advance Payments Program ahead of this year’s spring seeding will be able to get the entire eligible amount up front. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau on Wednesday announced a “temporary waiving” of the program’s usual requirement that pre-production cash advances be issued in instalments of 60 […] Read more

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