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Conservation tillage practices don’t always add up

By Melanie Epp June 5, 2012

There are many benefits to zero and minimum tillage practices, but phosphorus loss can be a side effect

Conservation tillage, including zero and minimum tillage, reduces both soil erosion and the transportation of soil-bound nutrients to surface water. While one of the purposes of the practice is to minimize the negative impact of farming operations on the environment, recent studies have shown that even conservation tillage can have environmental trade-offs in some regions. “There’s a […] Read more

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Calculate harvest losses in dollars per hour

By Lisa Guenther June 5, 2012

Small losses can add up to a big expense. Learn how to calculate your harvest losses in dollars per hour

Harvest is hectic, and adding more items to the to-do list isn’t easy. But failing to check for leaks could add up to big harvest losses. “I talked to one fellow and he had said he was glad that he’d checked because he thought he was doing okay. He checked and he estimated there was […] Read more

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Few choices for farm accounting software

By Patty Rosher June 5, 2012

It has been decades since farmers started to put the lids on their shoeboxes and began using desktop computers to keep their books. Over the years, software developers have been busy coming up with applications for all kinds of tasks, but not so for farm accounting. Farm Credit Canada’s (FCC) AgExpert Analyst software is still […] Read more

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Keep wooden granaries in working order

By Ron Settler June 5, 2012

When I drive by one of those farms with long rows of hopper bins, I wonder what some of those farmers would say if they saw our old wooden bins. Over the last 10 years my son Ben has encouraged me to gather up some of the old plywood round bins to make our grain […] Read more

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Using the new CWB

By Daniel Holman June 5, 2012

While not all farmers plan to use the CWB once it no longer has a monopoly, there may be some pricing benefits

The new CWB has the potential to fill a very important niche in a farmer’s wheat marketing toolbox. If used properly, the CWB will be able to effectively play the role of a farmer’s personal hedge account. Uncertain basis levels and quality discounts allow a wheat marketer to make the case that if a farmer […] Read more

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Minimum Price Contract or Put Option?

By Neil Blue June 5, 2012

The potential for an oversized canola crop has many farmers considering  pricing options before harvest

Canola prices have risen dramatically since the middle of January. Old crop canola futures rallied almost $120/tonne from their January low to the April high. November 2012 canola futures rallied from a January low of $492/tonne to a high of $592/tonne on April 10. Strong canola exports, record domestic use to meet increasing demand for […] Read more

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WCFPS offers a look at what’s new

By Scott Garvey June 5, 2012

As machinery editor here at Grainews, attending farm shows is an essential part of my job. Although for me — as for most machinery enthusiasts — having a job that requires you to walk through equipment displays hardly qualifies as work. And if keeping up to speed on what the machinery market has to offer […] Read more

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10 tips for leaving Farm Progress Show fat, tired and broke

By Lee Hart June 5, 2012

My philosophy with farm shows is to go early, stay late, and look at every booth and display there is. That is my philosophy. The reality is I am usually tired, sore and hungry by 11 a.m., looking for someplace to sit down, and alarmed that I have only seen about one per cent of […] Read more

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Not all grasshoppers are pests

By Lisa Guenther June 5, 2012

Farmers in Alberta and Saskatchewan could see grasshopper infestations this year. But before spraying, make sure the hoppers in your crop are actually pests 

Of the 80 grasshopper species on the prairies, only a few are pests. Some non-pests will eat weeds, including kochia, Russian thistle, and ragweed. The two-striped, Packard’s, lesser migratory and clear-winged grasshoppers are the most common grasshopper pests on the Prairies. “If it’s flying in the spring, it’s not a major pest species. If it’s […] Read more

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OUTGROWING FLEA BEETLE INJURY

By Paulette Irvine June 5, 2012

Bob’s neighbour informed him that he’d just finished arranging for a sprayer operator to spray one of his fields for a flea beetle infestation. Within the hour, Bob was scouting his own canola field, which was located next to the flea beetle-infested field. He found signs of flea beetle damage that hadn’t been there the […] Read more

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U.S. criticizes Mexico’s handling of screwworm near border

U.S. grains: Soybean futures edge up as Argentina ends export tax waiver

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract high, herd falls short of estimates

Features

Conservation tillage practices don’t always add up

Calculate harvest losses in dollars per hour

Few choices for farm accounting software

Keep wooden granaries in working order

Using the new CWB

Minimum Price Contract or Put Option?

WCFPS offers a look at what’s new

10 tips for leaving Farm Progress Show fat, tired and broke

Not all grasshoppers are pests

OUTGROWING FLEA BEETLE INJURY

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