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Pass On Your Best Management Advice Through STEP UP

The Canadian Farm Business Management Council, Canadian 4-H Council, Canadian Young Farmers’ Forum, and Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers’ Program have joined forces to unveil the all-new STEP UP mentorship program. STEP UP is an on-farm learning placement that matches those planning or considering a farming career with an experienced farm manager so that they can […] Read more
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Watch For And Control Japanese Brome This Fall

Don’t underestimate Japanese brome, says Lethbridge-area producer Alex Russell. It is a much more aggressive weed than downy brome and it can germinate almost any time of the year. Russell says Japanese brome was already germinating in the stubble of his winter wheat fields in September of last year. “My advice is for producers to […] Read more
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An Easier Way To Handle Concaves

A few months ago,Grainews asked its readers to let the Motor Safety Association know if you had any clever ideas for safely removing combine concaves. Thanks to your great responses from across the three Prairie provinces, MSA put together a nifty, back-saving solution to this tough job. Some of the comments received were, “the concaves […] Read more
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Second Weed Confirmed Resistant To Glyphosate

Researchers from the University of Guelph have confirmed Canada’s second species of glyphosate- resistant weed. Populations of Canada fleabane that can survive applications of Roundup and other glyphosates already appear in 18 U.S. states and several other countries, but were only found in southwestern Ontario’s Essex County last fall. “We have seen the presence of […] Read more
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Keep Kids Safe On Your Farm

You’ve probably said to yourself — A farm is THE place to raise kids. All that open space and fresh air! Sure, a Canadian farm can be a great place to grow up, but in the 16 years between 1990 and 2005, 217 children lost their chance. Farms have plenty of fresh air, yes, but […] Read more
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Who Won The John Deere Book?

Congratulations to Tom Aspel of Watson, Sask., who was the winner of bookThe Art of the John Deere Tractor.Based on the many entries we received, I’m sure it will be a favourite for friends and neighbours to flip through when they come for coffee.
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Stratego Rate Correction (April)

The application rate of Stratego on soybeans listed in the April 18 issue ofGrainewswas incorrect. The recommended rate is 202 ml/acre, not 500.
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Heat Stress Melts $ Off Production

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In the last 10 years, there has been a trend among producers to have cows calve later in the spring rather than the colder months of February or March. Good riddance to frozen ears and frostbitten calves, when cows calve on green pastures in April, May and even June. However, one of the biggest drawbacks […] Read more
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Cattle Prices Lower In Summer

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The cattle market appears to be heading lower into summer as consumer buying is unable to sustain the higher price structure. Despite the Memorial Day surge in demand, the beef and cattle markets remain under pressure. Ground beef prices continue to edge higher on the retail shelf but higher valued cuts are the same as […] Read more

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