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When the economy is down, pick yourself up with a garden. It’s good for the soul, and growing your own food can save you money

By Ted Meseyton March 23, 2009

Food prices are rising across our nation. Here’s the one that stalls inflation. Take up gardening! Just like the tallest sunflower, the biggest tomato, the grandest corn stalk and the most impressive carrots you ever grew, or the highest beanstalk that Jack ever climbed, gardening has taken on a brand new dimension. March 27 has […] Read more

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Book value relates to assets divided by the number of shares. Well-managed companies with low stock-to-book-value prices could be good buys

By Andy Sirski March 23, 2009

The stock market in general has dropped about 54 per cent from its high in October 2007. From what I hear, beef cows have dropped from $1,200 before BSE to around $600 now, which is 50 per cent. And canola has dropped from $17 to under $10, or down 42 per cent. Money in circulation […] Read more

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Doing Winter Chores The Old-Fashioned Way

By Edna Manning March 9, 2009

About 10 years ago Judd and Jane Wright converted the majority of their grainland near Asquith, Saskatchewan into pasture. It’s a decision they haven’t regretted. With the high input costs associated with grain farming, Judd, who farms with his son Neil, was finding they were getting very little return for their efforts. Today, the couple […] Read more

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Garden Glory And Pyramid Power

By Darlene Polachic March 9, 2009

The farmyard of Sylvie Francoeur and her husband Cliff Shockey near Vanscoy, Saskatchewan, is one of artistic impact and creative innovation. Take the gateway to the houseyard, for instance. Entrance is through a gigantic old steam engine wheel that Cliff sank into the ground a couple of feet. After Sylvie’s attempts to grow hops over […] Read more

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Use Books As Accessories

By Connie Oliver March 9, 2009

Books are a great décor accent. Whether they are featured in a built-in bookshelf or placed on an accent table for effect, books make a room complete. Their varying sizes, colours and textural qualities make them great finishing items and a room without books can feel incomplete. BOOKSHELVES Book lovers know how quickly a collection […] Read more

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Build Now For The Weeding Season

By Naden Hewko March 9, 2009

My earliest garden memories are those of dropping potatoes in the holes which my mother dug and then later weeding those same hills. There was no mechanized garden tiller, only a hoe which really took the joy out of gardening. If we didn’t hoe in time, we ended up hand pulling copious amount of weeds. […] Read more

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day From Farmlife

March 9, 2009

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Sasha’s Pride from Siberia is another heirloom tomato just right for Prairie growing conditions. Also, read on for insect control tips

By Ted Meseyton March 9, 2009

We’ve all heard of rolling out the red carpet. Well I’m rolling it the way of Grainews readers and inviting gardeners to send me everything they know about growing tomatoes. Let’s have some tomato talk and dialogue from your side of the garden fence. Later down this page, it’ll be a drum roll along a […] Read more

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I’ve bought flow throughs since 2005 with very good results. Then came 2008

By Andy Sirski March 9, 2009

Flow throughs are a deal between Canadian resource companies and the Canadian government. Various institutions act as middle agencies between Canadian buyers of flow throughs and the companies that use the money. When we buy a flow through, the money usually is used to buy shares in various companies. Companies use the money for research […] Read more

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Bad news for some bonds has dragged down Maples and other bond sectors

By Andrew Allentuck March 9, 2009

This is a story of bonds that get tainted by association or that just lose their lustre. Investors holding them have to accept paper losses or sell them, usually on unfavourable terms. The bad news is that it can happen to most kinds of bonds. The good news is that there are a few classes […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

Farm Life

When the economy is down, pick yourself up with a garden. It’s good for the soul, and growing your own food can save you money

Book value relates to assets divided by the number of shares. Well-managed companies with low stock-to-book-value prices could be good buys

Doing Winter Chores The Old-Fashioned Way

Garden Glory And Pyramid Power

Use Books As Accessories

Build Now For The Weeding Season

Happy St. Patrick’s Day From Farmlife

Sasha’s Pride from Siberia is another heirloom tomato just right for Prairie growing conditions. Also, read on for insect control tips

I’ve bought flow throughs since 2005 with very good results. Then came 2008

Bad news for some bonds has dragged down Maples and other bond sectors

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