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I feel an uncanny sense of responsibility.
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When the rubber hits the road

Making decisions and paying the bills is turning Toban Dyck into a real farmer

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Two days ago it was way too early. But that morning, driving by my field of soybeans, I wasn’t sure. In fact, it’s hard to be sure of anything related to the fate of my 110 acres. I drove to the approach, walked in a few feet, there didn’t seem to be much for weed […] Read more
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Crops, Weather

Flax crop could average 30 bushels an acre

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CNS Canada –– Canada’s 2015-16 flax crop could be about 30 per cent bigger than last year’s, according to an expert in the industry. “A million tonnes is what they’re talking about for Canada,” said Richard Zacharias, general manager of Prairie Flax Products near Portage la Prairie, Man. While the majority of the crop still […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Weather

Regrowth slowing Sask. canaryseed harvest

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CNS Canada — Canaryseed regrowth in west-central Saskatchewan is posing a problem to farmers, and could stall harvest into the winter, according to one expert. The region — particularly near Kindersley — is the largest producer of canaryseed, but also experienced a lot of dryness throughout May and June. That means many crops didn’t germinate […] Read more
Andrew Morrison, a mixed farmer in Victoria, Australia.
Crops

VIDEO: Farming down under on the other side of the world: Pt. 2

Lisa Guenther's two-part interview with a mixed-farmer from Australia

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What does farming look like on the other side of the globe? In some ways, it looks the same as any farm in Western Canada, but in other ways it’s quite different. In this second interview, Andrew Morrison, a farmer in Victoria, Australia, talks frankly about how he’s managing herbicide resistance and why he adopted […] Read more
Andrew Morrison, a mixed farmer in Victoria, Australia.
Crops

VIDEO: Farming down under on the other side of the world: Pt. 1

Lisa Guenther's two-part interview with a mixed-farmer from Australia

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What does farming look like on the other side of the globe? In some ways, it looks the same as any farm in Western Canada, but in other ways it’s quite different. In this first interview, Andrew Morrison gives us an overview of his mixed farm, located in the Australian state of Victoria. He talks about […] Read more
Sclerotinia infection in a canola stem.
Crops, Features

Are plant infection rates increasing for crops?

Prairie farmers are spending more time and money on disease prevention than ever before

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Farmers are staring down a legion of diseases these days. Whether it’s scouting for this or spraying for that, they are scrambling like never before to keep them under control. On the cereal front, says Tim Gardner, senior market development specialist with Bayer CropScience, leaf diseases have always been around but now fusarium head blight […] Read more

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