Although Genny Silvernagle and her husband, Ron, consider themselves retired now, they still help their son, Brent, on the family farm and are active in their farming community near Biggar, Sask. Genny and Ron started farming together at Silver Acres farm in 1963, the same year they were married. They’ve been through a few drought […] Read more
Editor’s Column: The Dry Times. A GFM drought resource designed for farmers
Editor’s Column: Rainy day challenge exceeds all expectations and raises awareness about agriculture
At Stone Farms this spring, seeding was touch and go. It was a similar story for many Prairie farmers — the rains quit around July last year, crops used up every drop of moisture in the soil profile, no moisture recharge in the fall, not enough winter precipitation and no spring runoff. To top it […] Read more
Editor’s Column: Stickers add heart and soul to farm safety
This tweet posted by Alberta farmer Walter Moebis (@Wally_53) on May 8 is about the simple, red, heart-shaped safety stickers, with the straightforward message, “Please Be Careful. We Love You, Your Family.” I believe they were the brainchild of United Grain Growers (please correct me if I’m wrong) and they’ve been stuck on everything from […] Read more
Editor’s Column: Farmers are worried about dry conditions this spring — here’s what some are doing about it
If you are worried about the dry conditions heading into this spring, a recent survey says you’re not alone. It also reveals the changes some Prairie producers will make to their plans for 2021 in response to the dry conditions. On April 9-10, a total of 719 active Canadian producers responded to a survey carried […] Read more
Editor’s Column: Say hello to our new associate editor, Ag in Motion 2021 details but first a big thank you to our readers
Ahh, spring is in the air! I love this time of year. It’s the season for fresh starts, renewal and growth — and I’m looking forward to all of these spring qualities. Before looking at what’s ahead, I’d like to take a moment to thank all of you for a fantastic first year as the […] Read more
Editor’s Column: ROI on ag tech is about more than dollars and cents
As a farmer, you face many challenges — pests, drought, increased input costs, market volatility, labour shortages, inclement weather, logistical issues and climate change, to name a few. For the most part, these challenges are out of your control and, therefore, hard or impossible to manage. This is where the value of smart ag comes […] Read more
Editor’s Column: Why are we still losing children to farm accidents?
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
Editor’s Column: This is the perfect time to review safety guidelines, tips and training
As you get this copy of Grainews in your hands, the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association will be gearing up for Canadian Agricultural Safety Week (CASW), which runs from March 14 to 20. This year the campaign focus is “Safe and Strong Farms: Lead an AgSafe Canada.” This is the final year of the three-year campaign […] Read more
Editor’s Column: How high will grain markets go? It doesn’t matter. The strategy of the day is incremental selling into these rising markets
From the fall of last year to today, which is Feb. 16, it has been a momentous time for grain markets. And as good as that is, Mike Jubinville, a senior markets analyst for MarketsFarm, stressed time and again during MarketsFarm’s Markets Outlook 2021 webinar last month, that incremental selling into these profitable and rising […] Read more
Editor’s Column: Would you like the good news first, or the good news first?
I can feel it already — 2021 is going to be a good year. And if the market outlooks for wheat and durum in Western Canada are anything to go by, we’re off to a great start. In mid-January, during MarketsFarm’s webinar — Markets Outlook Summit: 2021 Overview — Bruce Burnett, MarketsFarm’s director of weather […] Read more
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