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Have a well-prepared crop plan for 2022

Q & A with an expert

By Gary Topham February 17, 2022

Q: What factors do I need to consider when planning my 2022 crop rotation? A: With 2021 safely in the rear-view mirror, it’s time to finalize plans for the 2022 crop year. When planning for the new season, there are many different agronomic factors that must be taken into consideration. With crop prices sitting above […] Read more

General, Machinery, Markets

Gasoline, diesel prices set to continue rising

By GFM Network News February 17, 2022

MarketsFarm — The steady rise in crude oil prices is based on three factors, according to Tom Kloza, global head of energy analysis for Oil Price Information Service at Lakewood, N.J. One of those factors is the amount of crude oil produced by members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), along with some […] Read more

Wheat & Chaff

Sowing the seeds of mental health

By Canadian Agricultural Safety Association February 15, 2022

Mental well-being, physical health and safety are all a part of a person’s overall ability to live and function well. Farmers, farm workers and farm families aren’t immune to the stress of everyday life, and circumstances of isolation, uncertainty and stress can have great effects. The COVID-19 global pandemic has also affected many groups, including […] Read more

An image created by Nexu Science Communication, together with Trinity College in Dublin, shows a model structurally representative of a betacoronavirus, the type of virus linked to COVID-19. (Nexu Science Communication via Reuters)

General, Reuters

Canada to ease travel requirements as COVID cases decline

By GFM Network News February 15, 2022

Updated — Ottawa | Reuters — Canada will ease entry for fully vaccinated international travelers starting Feb. 28 as COVID-19 cases decline, allowing a rapid antigen test for travelers instead of a molecular one, officials said Tuesday. Antigen tests are cheaper than a molecular test and can provide results within minutes. The new measures, which […] Read more

Crops

Link broken in glyphosate supply chain, Bayer says

Company provides heads-up on 'force majeure event'

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News February 14, 2022

No one is yet using the word ‘shortage’ but farmers may need to get ready for less Roundup temporarily, following a “force majeure” event at a plant supplying an ingredient in the recipe for glyphosate. Bayer, the chemical company whose Roundup brand remains the best known of the glyphosate herbicides, reported as much in an […] Read more

Columns, Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: Does your farm need a brand?

By Kari Belanger February 14, 2022

According to Ben Graham, the answer is a hard “Yes.” Graham has a passion for farming. His family has been working the same land near Vulcan, Alta., for 117 years. He’s also the president of AdFarm, the largest agricultural- or rural-focused marketing and communications agency in Canada. Graham understands farming and brands. We all know […] Read more

Osteoarthritis is often considered a relatively common, normal part of aging.

Farm Life, FarmLife

Osteoarthritis — a very common diagnosis

Fit to Farm: It is most common in knees, hips, low back and hands but can affect any joint

By Kathlyn Hossack February 11, 2022

Joint pain during movement, aching joints at rest or during weather shifts, stiffness and even audible grinding or clicking during movement are all symptoms of a common diagnosis: osteoarthritis. Classified as the symptoms associated with the gradual wear and tear on the joint cartilage, osteoarthritis is most commonly experienced in the knees, hips, low back […] Read more

Farm teams can come in many different forms. The key is achieving a cohesive working unit.

News

How to build a strong farm team

To achieve a cohesive working unit involves collaboration, communication and compromise

By Art Lange February 10, 2022

In my close to 20 years in farm business consulting, I have worked with many farm families or extended teams. Something I have seen many times is there is not a strong emphasis on building the overall goals for the farm at the same time as trying to meet the needs of the individual members […] Read more

Columns, Hart Attacks

Customer service endangered but not extinct

Occasionally someone does pick up the phone and says, “How can I help?”

By Lee Hart February 10, 2022

Perhaps you live in a customer service Utopia, but in my world, because good customer service is such a fleeting experience, I felt the need to share a happy story when it does happen. Nothing earth shattering, but it does renew my faith in humanity, at least a little. I’m one of those Fitbit people. […] Read more

Greenleaf Foods, a subsidiary of meat processor Maple Leaf Foods, last month began providing its plant-based Lightlife Chick’n Tenders to convenience chain 7-Eleven in Canada. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Markets

ADM releases alternative protein outlook for 2022

By GFM Network News February 9, 2022

MarketsFarm — Major U.S. agribusiness ADM released a report Tuesday identifying the seven biggest trends in the alternative protein market, ranging from creating new protein sources from fungi to making plant-based meat substitutes more affordable and palatable to the general public. The seven trends in the report were: introduction of novel protein sources, using microbial […] 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

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