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Remember To Breathe This Spring

Sometimes it’s tough to catch your breath on the farm — especially during seeding. You’re dashing from the house to the shop to the field to the truck to town and back again all day. But at least you can be fairly certain the air is safe to breathe, when you have the time. Or […] Read more
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Let’s Talk Russia, Ukraine And Farm Profitability

The 18th annual Farming for Profit conference is set for June 26 and 27, 2011, at Moose Jaw, Sask. Speakers from across Canada and the U.S. will converge on the Heritage Inn and local landmark Schmitz barn to discuss competition from Russia and Ukraine, as well as barriers to farm profitability in Canada. Topics up […] Read more
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Pioneer To Breed LibertyLink Canolas, Bayer To Try Juncea

Seed giant Pioneer Hi-Bred will begin using LibertyLink herbicide-tolerance traits in its canola hybrids, in a deal which will see Bayer CropScience try its hand at juncea oilseeds. Germany’s Bayer and DuPontowned, U.S.-based Pioneer recently announced a global licensing agreement in which Bayer will license its LibertyLink technology to Pioneer, while Bayer will get access […] Read more
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EU’s Glyphosate Tolerances Loom Over Lentil Trade

Canada’s lentil industry wants to see the European Union afford the same tolerances for glyphosate residue on lentils as it does on other pulse crops. The CEOs of Pulse Canada and the USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council say they’re working with pulse buyers to “work to ensure that there is a clear path forward” […] Read more
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Old Massey A Dream Come True

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Back in the day, Edward Stockman remembers seeing new model 98 Massey-Ferguson tractors on dealers’ lots and dreaming of owning one. “I was kind of a Massey person and I had a fondness for them,” he says. But at the time the numbers didn’t pencil out. So owning one had to remain just a dream, […] Read more
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Trucking Impact On Cattle Under Study

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Ongoing research into livestock transportation practices in Canada should help government regulators and the industry develop new guidelines for trucking cattle that hopefully will strike a balance between animal welfare and economic interests, says the lead researcher. The research project, that began in 2009 with a comprehensive survey of about 7,000 drivers of Canadian cattleliners […] Read more
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More To Sire Selection Than EPDs

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There are several important factors to consider when selecting a bull to sire replacement females. The bull makes a lasting contribution to the herd (good or bad); the quickest way to change the genetics of a herd is through sire selection. You want that contribution to be beneficial to your purposes, moving your heifers in […] Read more
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Great Anchor Post Idea

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John Zwaagstra of Rocky Mountain House, Alta. — west of Red Deer — sent in this tip for creating an anchor or corner post for a barbed wire fence. I thought I would run it before spring, but since it appears spring is never coming, I decided to put it in the May issue of […] Read more
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Good Times Up North – for May. 2, 2011

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Is it possible to write a meaningful story about a cat, any cat ? I don’t know. The fact I may not be able to write this story doesn’t mean it isn’t there. Every living creature has a history unique to itself. Even the humble fish jumping and fighting desperately for its life at the […] Read more
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Reduce SCC To Boost Profits

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When faced with a modest mastitis problem on the mi l k l ine , mo s t dairy specialists suggest that dairy producers look beyond the few visible or clinical cases of mastitis. They often stress to keep a watchful eye on the bulk tank and individual cow somatic cell counts (SCC). These records […] Read more

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