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Les Henry is a Grainews columnist and a former professor and extension specialist at the University of Saskatchewan.

PHOTOS: Les Henry: Down on the farm

By Les Henry March 26, 2021

A big part of my Dundurn farm are my neighbours and the things we do for one another. In my case, I’m most often on the receiving end. Last fall, my good neighbour Iver Johnson, who is very handy with a wrench, helped me out with some tasks around the farm. His son Landon, who […] Read more

Farm Life, FarmLife

Froese: Creating a sense of urgency is a good thing

Don’t wait and let a health crisis be your motivator — act now

By Elaine Froese March 26, 2021

Elaine, we started talking about this in 2014, and man, that was seven years ago,” quips the overwhelmed founder of a fifth-generation farm. “We need to get this done before seeding.” Where is it written that you cannot have conversations from the tractor while you are on auto steer? Procrastination is killing agriculture. You didn’t […] Read more

General

Ag ministers withdraw AgriStability reference margin limit

Program's compensation rate unchanged but 'remains on table'

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News March 25, 2021

In a move expected to provide $95 million in additional farm support per year, Canada’s ag ministers have agreed to remove the reference margin limit from the AgriStability farm income stabilization program. “That’s it! The ‘reference margin limit’ of the #AgriStability program is over! And it will be retroactive to 2020!” federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude […] Read more

General, Reuters

USDA plans more pandemic programs for disadvantaged farmers

Review found disparities in farm aid distribution

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News March 25, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday it will dedicate at least US$6 billion to help smaller-scale and socially disadvantaged farmers who were hurt by the pandemic, along with producers of organic food and other specialty crops. The agency said it would also increase by approximately $5.6 billion payments made […] Read more

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: Why are we still losing children to farm accidents?

By Kari Belanger March 24, 2021

When you become a parent, you realize very quickly that after that little life arrives, yours will never be the same. We invest all of the resources we have at our disposal into our children — love, attention, energy, money … the list goes on and on. And there are so many benefits to raising […] Read more

Crops, Features

Seven reasons to consider controlled traffic farming

CTF benefits may make the practice worth another look

By Madeleine Baerg March 22, 2021

Each time you drive across your field, you’re squeezing the life out of the soil beneath your tires. Sound overdramatic? Studies show as much as 80 per cent of compaction happens during equipment’s first pass. The downsides of compaction are many and varied, and all ultimately lead to lower soil health and decreased crop yields. […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Reuters

Canadian Pacific to buy Kansas City Southern in bet on trade

Biggest North American rail deal ever valued at US$25 billion

By GFM Network News March 22, 2021

Reuters — Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) agreed on Sunday to acquire Kansas City Southern in a US$25 billion cash-and-stock deal to create the first railway spanning the United States, Mexico and Canada, standing to benefit from a pickup in trade. It would be the largest ever combination of North American railways by transaction value. It […] Read more

Modalities are essentially any technique or tool that is used to facilitate healing.

Farm Life, FarmLife

The value of healing modalities

Fit to Farm: Modalities are tools to be used in the process of progressive healing

By Kathlyn Hossack March 19, 2021

We’ve all experienced some form of healing/therapeutic modality. Modalities are essentially any technique or tool that is used to facilitate healing. Examples could include massage/bodywork, NSAIDs/pain relief medication, ultrasound, acupuncture, TENs units, cupping, taping, etc. These modalities are tools to a larger process of healing. In theory they should be used as a stepping stone […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

Cargill buying further into Saskatchewan ag retail

Company to take up other half of Precision Ag

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News March 19, 2021

Cargill plans to expand its crop retail reach further into southeastern Saskatchewan by buying up the remaining half of one of its joint ventures in the region. The Canadian arm of the U.S. agrifood firm said Thursday it will buy up crop input retailer Precision Ag for an undisclosed sum, taking up the 50 per […] Read more

Columns

Toban Dyck: I may be too old to become a professional snowboarder

I’m young enough to explore opportunities and embrace change

By Toban Dyck March 18, 2021

This August, Jamie and I will have been on this farm for nine years. This is registering with me as a significant amount of time. Also, in March of this year, I will celebrate my five-year anniversary at Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers. I say celebrate, but, if any of my coworkers are reading this, […] Read more

GFM Network News

CFIA says regulatory changes will cut agricultural red tape

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle hit record high on tight supply, strong cash prices

ICE Canada Weekly: Canola poised to slip below C$600/tonne

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