Crops
Now, we turn to a critical yet often overlooked aspect of farm marketing: you must know when to alter your plan and when to stay the course. We’ll also explore common behavioural traps that derail even the best-laid strategies.
Crops
How to review and fine-tune your grain marketing plan
Don’t let greed, fear or wishful thinking steer you away from a solid plan
Prairie farmers have mixed views of sustainable agriculture push
Suggesting that producers change their practices when the status quo is working for them can be a reach
If governments, corporations and environmental groups want to achieve change on the landscape, education and incentives are both needed, and preferably farmer-to-farmer education.
Maximize your nitrogen efficiency with the right practices
Strategic application can reduce N losses and boost productivity
Speaking at Ag Days, Bryce Geisel digs down into nitrogen loss pathways and how applying the right practices can keep your N fertilizer where it belongs.
Moisture outlook positive for spring seeding on Prairies
That said, a cold wet winter that brought snow to many places is raising concerns of delayed seeding
A lot of Prairie producers gathered at CropConnect in Winnipeg are wondering how moisture conditions will shape up this spring on the Prairies. The concerns revolve around a considerable snowpack in many places — and whether that might lead to saturated fields or a late start to seeding, if snowmelt comes too late or too quickly.
Higher deliveries in most grains reports StatCan
Most farmer deliveries of reported grains increased in February from the year before, according to Statistics Canada on March 28.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Bids mixed despite lower U.S. futures
Western Canadian wheat prices went in both directions despite lower U.S. futures and a stronger Canadian dollar during the week ended March 27, 2025.
Fababeans have potential, but looking for foothold
Annual production of the crop appears to have stalled, but there is much more productive capacity in Canada
Fababean is a crop brimming with potential but struggling to establish a foothold in Canada, says an industry official.
Adding wood ash to soil both practical and cost-effective
Practical Research: Too often headed for the landfill, ash can reduce soils’ acidity and enhance cropland fertility
Here’s a perfectly good organic source of lime, with plant macro- and micronutrients, being taken from the woodlands and virtually thrown away. Wood ash is an excellent source of magnesium, calcium, potassium, phosphate and micronutrients, which can very effectively raise up acid soil pH levels.
How to use the tools to build a sound grain marketing plan
Organize your marketing strategies to balance maximizing revenue, ensuring cash flow and limiting risk
This week, we turn to the nuts and bolts of marketing: what options do you have? How do they work? And most importantly, how do they fit into an overall strategy that maximizes opportunity while managing risk?
Pitura becomes NK soy’s supplier
Syngenta Canada has named seed growing and processing company Pitura Seeds of Domain, Man. as its distributor for NK traited soybeans in Western Canada, to start with the 2026 season. Syngenta says this marks a move to a new model for distribution of NK soy, “to respond more quickly to market needs.” Both Pitura and […] Read more