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Winning the talent wars to attract the best team

Here’s some tips from Donald Cooper on creating a better culture on the farm

By Elaine Froese March 31, 2017

Eight essential steps to attracting, engaging and leading a top-performing team” was presented by my speaking colleague Donald Cooper at the FarmTech 2017 conference in Edmonton. I appreciate Donald, who at age 75 has decades of business life experience for how he translates creating a better culture on our farms. Much of this article are […] Read more

A flooded field north of Winnipeg at St. Andrews, Man., on March 29, 2017. (Greg Berg photo)

Eastern Prairies brace for April melt

By GFM Network News March 31, 2017

CNS – It looks to be a soggy month of April for most farmers across the eastern portion of the Prairies. The three-month forecast, starting in April, for southern Saskatchewan calls for above-normal precipitation while the area around Winnipeg is expected to see a number of systems moving through the early part of the month. […] Read more

Starting with a flat piece of metal with  a single 90-degree bend.

Machinery

PHOTOS: How to use a metal shrinker-stretcher tool

By Scott Garvey March 30, 2017

It may not be a standard piece of farm workshop equipment, but for anyone who needs to do a little metal fabrication occasionally, a shrinker-stretcher can be a pretty useful tool. It came in very handy on the Grainews workshop toolbox project. The metal shrinker-stretcher basically does exactly what its name implies: shrink or stretch […] Read more

General, Weather

Manitoba announces new appointments to its disaster assistance appeal board

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News March 30, 2017

The Manitoba government has appointed two new members to the Disaster Assistance Appeal Board (DAAB). “The Disaster Assistance Appeal Board plays an important role for Manitobans, providing an independent, non-judicial review of disputed claims,” said , Infrastructure Minister Blaine Pedersen in a release. “The two new members’ leadership skills, volunteer experience and history serving on […] Read more

Our neighbour Sy Miller with his jackhammer post pounder, setting posts for our new horse pen.

Cattleman’s Corner, Rancher’s Diary

Rancher’s Diary: Wildlife put pressure on cattle feed

On the home front, health issues to deal with

By Heather Smith Thomas March 29, 2017

January 25 With such cold weather in December and January we’ve gone through a lot of firewood. If it ever warms up, we can let the fire go out at night to save wood. Tuesday was Emily’s ninth birthday. We all had dinner at Andrea’s house. The elk are still coming into our field, pawing […] Read more

Columns

Monitoring the mainstream media

When city newspapers get ag information wrong, it causes a problem for all of us

By Toban Dyck March 29, 2017

Real estate, housing prices, parking, city planning — these kinds of headlines litter my mainstream newsfeeds. Then, out of the blue, a national outlet runs a negative story on GMOs or hormones in beef, or agricultural byproducts contaminating a water or food source. My ag news feed is very different. Its writers know the industry, […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

Cargill’s Q3 profit up on ingredient, protein demand

By GFM Network News March 29, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Global commodities trader Cargill reported a higher quarterly profit on Wednesday as strong earnings from its food ingredients and protein units more than offset lagging results from South American grain trading and processing. The privately held company has been streamlining its operations to focus on higher-margin businesses such as food ingredients […] Read more

Columns

Farm Financial Planner: Income issues block couple’s retirement

Working, good investments and selling the land,  will fund this couple’s retirement

By Andrew Allentuck March 28, 2017

In south central Manitoba, a farming couple we’ll call Jorg, 59, and his wife, who we’ll call Carole, 57, want to retire. Their 480-acre mixed cattle and grain operation has not been very profitable for many years. To keep the farm going, they have had off-farm jobs, diverting their income to the operation. Now, nearing […] Read more

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Top U.S. chicken-producing state sees first case of bird flu

By GFM Network News March 27, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Georgia has confirmed its first-ever case of bird flu in commercial poultry, its agriculture department said on Monday, widening an outbreak of the disease into the United States’ biggest chicken meat-producing state. A flock of 18,000 chickens used for breeding was culled after testing positive for H7 bird flu, according to […] Read more

Case IH released a limited number of 4430 and 3340 sprayers wearing a special paint scheme to celebrate the Patriot's 25 year production mark.

Machinery

PHOTOS: Special edition machines in 2016

Classic Machinery: Our look at a few of the unique offerings brought to the machinery market last year

By Scott Garvey March 24, 2017

You may have noticed an apparent contradiction in the title of this page. We’ve put this article under the “Classic Machinery” heading, yet this feature is all about models that appeared in 2016. No. It isn’t a mistake. So, why did we do it? We’re taking a quick look over our shoulder at what “special,” limited […] Read more

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

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