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Garry and Geri Johnson have been using organic farming practices on their farm near Swift Current, Sask., for more than 20 years.
Crops, Features

Organic farming veteran offers some truth and tips

Thinking of going organic? Back up a little

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There are a number of reasons why farmers might want to try their hand at organic farming. Reports of premiums based on the demand for organic foods might be one. Cutting expensive chemical inputs out of your budget can also be a major incentive. However, if you’re only looking at organic farming through a financial […] Read more
File photo of hogs on a Chinese farm. (Songqiuju/iStock/Getty Images)
Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Grain exports, prices rise

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MarketsFarm — As more Canadian feed grains make their way overseas, especially into China, domestic buyers may need to pay more secure supplies from emptying bins over the next few months. “Anything extra we’re able to export is getting exported at this point,” Brandon Motz, owner and sales manager of CorNine Commodities at Lacombe, Alta., […] Read more
Crops, Features

Alberta Blue Book goes private

It will be published jointly by four Alberta crop commissions

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For the first time in more than 40 years the long-standing bible of crop protection products in Alberta, often referred to as the Blue Book, will be published by private industry rather than the provincial government. Starting in 2021, the Blue Book — Alberta’s crop protection guide — will be published in a joint effort […] Read more
CBOT March 2021 corn with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn slips after touching new high on Chinese demand

U.S. export, supply-demand data awaited for China update

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures ended lower on Thursday after hitting a 7-1/2-year high, supported by the U.S. Agriculture Department’s confirmation of strong Chinese demand. Soybeans closed higher on strong weekly export sales as traders weighed rain delays to Brazil’s harvest. Wheat fell, despite weekly export sales at the high end of analysts’ […] Read more
CBOT March 2021 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn ends up off early declines, on export demand

Soybeans climb after two days of correction

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures ended higher on Wednesday as traders anticipated strong export sales would continue. Soybeans moved higher, as traders turned attention to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly supply and demand report on Feb. 9, expecting to see a continued tightening of ending stocks. Wheat followed corn and soybeans, turning […] Read more
New herbicides for 2021
Crops, Features

New herbicides for 2021

New and improved products and formulations from BASF, UPL AgroSolutions, Nufarm, FMC Canada and Corteva

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Farmers face increasing pressure every year from existing and emerging weeds, as well as increasing issues with weed resistance. Agricultural companies are constantly developing and launching new and improved products and formulations to try and stay ahead of the curve. The following is a synopsis of the new herbicide products from BASF, UPL AgroSolutions, Nufarm, […] Read more
CBOT March 2021 corn with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn falls after six-session gain

Wheat eases as Egypt tender favours Russian wheat, despite export tax

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures eased on Tuesday after six sessions of gains, as the market watched to see if a surge in Chinese demand would continue to erode U.S. supplies. Soybeans also fell as traders assessed upcoming Brazilian exports against risks that rainfall will slow harvest work. Wheat followed corn and soybeans […] Read more
Use of land-rolling technology varies regionally and by crop. The vast majority of farmers in central Alberta, despite not growing soybeans, do roll their land. Rolling is much less common in more northern growing regions of the Prairies.
Crops, Equipment, Machinery

Ten land roller use benefits for soybean and other crops

Farmers claim many advantages, use rollers on wheat and corn

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Twenty years ago, rocks, clods and root balls were a frustrating and unavoidable part of soybean production. Today, somewhere in the range of 90 per cent of Canadian Prairie soybean growers depend on land rollers — a low-tech but highly effective technology — to smooth their land, improve crop emergence speed and uniformity, preserve their […] Read more
This full-season cover crop, which ended up being mostly oats and volunteer mustard, provided excellent summer pasture for cow-calf pairs under a strip grazing system.
Crops, Features

No such thing as failure, it’s all a learning experience

Plans are good in theory, but moisture is needed to really see what works

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When Josh Beck describes some of the practices he’s tried in a bid to incorporate regenerative agriculture practices on his southern Alberta farm, you’ll probably hear him say a few times, “Everything was looking really good early in the growing season … and then it turned dry.” Lack of growing season moisture is not only […] Read more

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