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As brush and old buildings were cleared for new fencing and more pasture, it was necessary to pull this old 1960 Ford tractor out of the way. It had been parked near the old tack-room for nearly 35 years.

Cold temps slow fencing and yard cleanup

There were a few antique treasures in the old sheds, and also some junk

By Heather Smith Thomas April 14, 2023

February 21 This past week has been bitterly cold. On Valentine’s Day we had a snowstorm and nasty wind. We decided to move the big bulls to the main corral sooner than planned since they refused to drink the water coming through their pen. It’s murky and probably bad-tasting after the waterway was rechannelled through […] Read more

Pacific Ocean sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies, in degrees Celsius, for the week centred on April 5, 2023. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

Crops, Reuters, Weather

U.S. forecaster sees 62 per cent chance of El Nino developing during May-July

Argentina, parts of U.S. could benefit; Asian crops may not

By GFM Network News April 13, 2023

Reuters — A U.S. weather forecaster on Thursday predicted a 62 per cent chance of the El Niño phenomenon developing in the Northern Hemisphere during May-July, and a strong chance toward end-year, likely compounding risks to crops across the globe. “The coastal warming in the eastern Pacific may foreshadow changes across the Pacific basin. Therefore, […] Read more

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s spring 2023 flood outlook, issued March 16 and covering the spring period through May, calls for risk of “moderate to major” flooding along the Mississippi River from Minneapolis to St. Louis, but also shows “moderate” flood risk along the Red River, which forms the North Dakota-Minnesota state line and flows northward into Lake Winnipeg. (NOAA)

General, Weather

Manitoba’s Red River Valley at major risk for flooding

Province's March flood outlook report cites U.S. storms as reason

By GFM Network News March 22, 2023

Manitoba has significantly raised the risk of spring flooding in its Red River Valley, follow “recent precipitation events south of the border.” Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure’s Hydrologic Forecast Centre on Wednesday projected a major risk of flooding on the Red River and low to moderate risk of flooding in most Manitoba basins in its March […] Read more

Cattleman’s Corner

Getting bulls prepped for breeding season

Bulls in optimum body condition have high sperm count and sex drive at breeding

By Peter Vitti March 22, 2023

Beef bulls are prepared in different ways before the upcoming breeding season. Some are ignored, maybe left on some distant stubble field or in a drylot pen, and inadequately fed. Other bulls are fed too well, so they waddle with fat. The rest are properly prepared for the breeding season, putting them in the best […] Read more

Pacific Ocean sea surface temperatures in degrees Celsius for the week centred on March 15, 2023. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

General, Weather

No big changes in current weather patterns

Potential for some precipitation in early April

By GFM Network News March 22, 2023

MarketsFarm — With spring officially underway, don’t expect a lot of major changes in the current weather patterns across the Canadian Prairies and the U.S. northern Plains, according to Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc. at Overland Park, Kansas. “For the rest of March, it’s status quo, it will stay cold. We’re not going to […] Read more

Soybean growers in the Prairies should adopt prevention methods like those for clubroot as soon as possible to prevent major soybean crop yield losses.

Columns, Crops

Present and future plant disease and weed issues in the Prairies, Part 2

By Ieuan Evans March 21, 2023

It’s farm equipment that does the bulk of disease spread

In Part I of this discussion on plant disease and weed issues, I explored clubroot of canola. Now for the other nine listed and destructive disease and weed issues on my top 10 list. All nine of these disease and weed issues move from cropland to cropland in exactly the same way as clubroot of […] Read more

Veterinarian Cid Hayden files down a few sharp teeth that were making it difficult for Sprout to eat. She was soon back eating normally.

Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

Brush clearing creates more pastures

Rancher Diary: A little dental work had Sprout eating again

By Heather Smith Thomas March 17, 2023

January 28 Last Saturday morning I noticed Sprout was having a little trouble eating when I fed her hay. That evening the problem was worse; she had some soreness in her mouth, sometimes tipping her head upward and to the side (as if to get away from pain) as well as spitting out food. I […] Read more

News, Pasture

Restoring native prairie in Saskatchewan through reverse auction

By Lisa Guenther March 13, 2023

Glacier FarmMedia – Tom Harrison is on a mission to reverse the tide of native prairie being converted to cropland in Saskatchewan. It’s not an easy task. Several factors are working against efforts to conserve, let alone restore, native prairie. Economics favour farming over ranching. Government programs and policies have encouraged farmers to cultivate the […] Read more

Even without increasing the cow herd size, enhanced grazing management can pay dividends by extending the grazing season.

Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock, Pasture

The importance of giving grass a vacation

A properly managed rest period should lead to increased forage production

By Sean McGrath March 8, 2023

Often the largest category of costs in a cattle operation is what economists consider fixed costs. These are usually big things such as tractors or land. In most cases, land is the largest cost item in a farm operation. On the other side of this equation are what we refer to as variable costs. These […] Read more

Columns, Crops

What is soil fertility?

There are no miracles in crop production, just sound scientific facts

By Ieuan Evans February 27, 2023

Soil fertility for field crops is a very simple affair but extremely difficult to easily explain. Think logically. There are no miracle fertilizers, only plain and simple chemical nutrients whether from an organic source or from a concentrate of nutrients we call chemical or synthetic fertilizer. There is no such thing as a synthetic fertilizer. […] Read more

Daily Network News

Southern California honeybees show resistance to varroa mites

Pulse Weekly: SaskPulse optimistic despite input, crop price concerns

Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

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