After a one-year hiatus in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the long-running Saskatchewan-based farm show, now rebranded as Canada’s Farm Show, is back with a packed agenda during a virtual, online two-day event in mid-June. Formerly known as Canada’s Farm Progress Show staged at the Regina exhibition grounds for more than 40 years, Canada’s […] Read more
A new look for former Farm Progress Show
Virtual show for 2021, and hopefully a live event with a new name in 2022
Zap troublesome weeds in the fall
Whether it works best pre- or post-harvest depends on several factors
A sampling of western Canadian producers, when asked about their fall weed control measures, have most generally agreed that either a pre- or post-harvest herbicide application is a valuable management tool. Most of the farmers contacted leaned toward a post-harvest treatment with a glyphosate product, although there are a number of caveats that come into […] Read more
Mouse plague terrorizes part of Australia
Difficult to win a battle on a pest that reproduces every 21 days (Editor’s Note: I don’t think anything would force me to abandon a farming operation quicker than a mouse plague, but the reality is for producers in parts of south-eastern Australia running away isn’t an option. After three years of drought (dry conditions […] Read more
Another canola crushing project planned for the Prairies
Ceres plans new canola crush plant near its Northgate, SK grain handling terminal.
Two years is long enough, but boy the canola tide has sure turned since early 2019. In May 2019 the Canadian canola industry — canola growers, buyers and processors — was wringing its hands trying to figure out where to market the Canadian canola crop after China put a freeze on imports that affected about […] Read more
News and events for Western Canada livestock producers
Get a new APP, prepare for coming AGM, book dates for fall conference
NEW APP FROM ALBERTA BEEF PRODUCERS The Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) Daily app is now available to download for Apple and Android devices. Top three reasons to download the app: Stay up-to-date: With direct access to ABP Daily, it’s easy to stay up-to-date on the latest happenings in the beef industry. Keep an eye on the markets:The latest cattle […] Read more
Good message about potentially dry growing season
A borrowed quote: “It will rain again and when it does we will be glad to get it”.
((Editor’s Note: Heading into the 2021 grazing season, here are some wise words from Larry Wegner, chair of the Manitoba Forage and Grazing Association.) On-Farm Thoughts: Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association (MFGA) Chair Larry Wegner farms near Virden, Manitoba with wife Rosemary and sons Max and Herbert. The Wegner family has been advocates of regenerative […] Read more
Great take-home messages from forage specialists
Ideas for getting the most out of pasture and hay land this season
It might very well be the crop covering the most acres on your farm — so treat it with respect. No we’re not talking wheat, barley or canola, but good old, often over looked and under valued forages. That was one of the key messages, this week, during an hour-long AGvisorPRO webinar featuring four specialists connected […] Read more
Practical advice for Canadian cow-calf producers
New beef researcher will focus on teaching, research and extension
((Editor’s Note: A young woman who grew up in Brazil and received her education in Florida, will this summer be moving to Edmonton to take on a beef research position, supported partly by the Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC). Part of the new position being filled by Dr. Gleise Silva is to find the key […] Read more
Learn about Ritchie’s on-line auction services, also Nuffield Scholarships
With 160,000 bidders signed up for farm sales, people are obviously getting use to virtual events
To be honest I haven’t attended that many farm auctions over the years, mostly because there is probably nothing at an auction that I really need, and secondly there is a very real risk I would attend and probably buy something I didn’t really need. Having said that, the COVID-19 Pandemic doesn’t seem to have […] Read more
Several benefits come with an eight-inch-wide strip of tillage
Western Canadian row crop farmers Dean Toews in southern Manitoba and John Kolk in southern Alberta have different levels of experience with strip tillage, but both see the value of working up these eight-inch-wide strips of soil in their fields with a range of production and conservation benefits. Toews, who is part of the family […] Read more
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