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Ochap Farms has best year yet

Ochapowace First Nations’ Ochap Farms Ltd. is investing in people 
and building a farm in southeast Saskatchewan

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Shelley Bear is the first to admit she didn’t know a lot about farming. “I knew you put the crop in the field in the spring and you took it off in the fall,” Bear told delegates at the inaugural Indigenous Agriculture Summit, held in conjunction with Canadian Western Agribition in November. Bear is the […] Read more
Farm equipment performing tile draining.
Crops, Features

Do-it-yourself tile drainage

Combine easy-to-use GPS technology with high land prices, and more Manitoba farmers are installing their own tile draining

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Tile drainage has become increasingly popular in Manitoba. With only a few installers to go around and costs anywhere from $800 to $1,000 per acre, some adventurous farmers are opting to give it a go themselves. Northern Plains Drainage Systems Inc. of Carman has sold over 50 tile plows to farmers across Western Canada in […] Read more
Young crop rising out of the ground.
Crops, Features

Harvest in Victoria, Australia

While Canadian Prairie farmers were out in the cold, shovelling snow, 
Kim Neilsen has been running his combine Down Under

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Here in Australia we seed in the fall to take advantage of the cooler temperatures, reliable rain and good soil moisture to germinate crops and mature them for harvest before the inevitable hot and dry summer. It has been eight months since we seeded our crop of oats and we are content to see them […] Read more
Canola seed in hand
Crops, Features

The certified seed hype

There’s a lot of hype around farmers using certified seed. Some agronomists believe it’s well worth the extra cost

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Certified seed use is all but 100 per cent in canola, the second biggest crop in Western Canada (after wheat). Yet certified seed use in wheat in Western Canada hovers around 20 per cent. In durum, it’s even lower at around 16 per cent, according to the Canadian Seed Trade Association (CSTA). Why the big […] Read more
Young corn growing in a field.
Crops, Features

Is soil compaction affecting your yield potential?

If farmers want to continue to increase yields, they may need to pay more attention to the condition of the soil, says an agronomist

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We’re subsoiling soils all over this planet. People have been doing it for tens and tens of years, successfully,” said Elston Solberg, senior agri coach and president of Agri-Trend Agrology, during a field day near Liberty, Saskatchewan. “It’s going to be a big part of agriculture in Western Canada as sure as I’m standing here. […] Read more
Crops, Features

Our corn grazing in 2013

Kevin Elmy’s been experimenting with varieties for corn grazing

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Like the last few years, our 2013 corn year started behind the eight ball. The winter of 2012 posed some seed logistics challenges. Some varieties had seed supply issues, seed size options were limited, new varieties were available but without local trials. These issues added to seasonal stress. Then, for us, snow and rain delayed […] Read more
Farm Life, Features

Estimating costs of production

If you haven't calculated your costs of production on the farm, government numbers can help get you started

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Market analysts don’t always agree on price forecasts, but at every farm marketing presentation at least one analyst gives out the same piece of advice: know your cost of production. Calculating production costs is time consuming and frustrating. As soon as you’re done, the prices change. Here are four reasons to do it anyway: If […] Read more
Future ethanol producing crops.
Crops, Features

Next generation biofuels

In this second part of a two-part series on biofuels, Anglela Lovell 
considers next generation biofuels and the future of biofuels


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The petroleum industry is perfectly aware that the golden days of cheap oil aren’t going to last forever. Although there’s still a lot of oil in the world it’s getting harder and costlier to access. Most of the really good pure oil, called sweet crude, which is easily refined into products, keeping production costs down, […] Read more
Man standing near canola field.
Crops, Features

Synergy and the four Rs

To get the most from your fertilizer plan, consider the relationships between variables


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It’s important to evaluate all four Rs of fertility collectively when considering the nutrient requirements of your crop. Changing any one R — right time, right place, right rate and right source — can profoundly alter the management of the others, says Dan Orchard, an agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada. “Adhering to […] Read more
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Crops, Features

Lentil acres up; chickpeas down

Although transportation issues continue to dominate discussion, 
Marlene Boersch is positive on lentil markets for 2014

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Marlene Boersch, co-founder of Mercantile Consulting Venture in Winnipeg, Man., expects to see an increase in lentil production this year, but a decrease in chickpea acreage. While both saw good production in 2013, a lack of movement in chickpeas could mean decreased acreage. On the other hand, good prices, strong movement and an oversaturated wheat […] Read more

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