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In Praise Of Pioneers

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One of the qualities that characterize dedicated ranchers and farmers is a joyous commitment to hard work. It’s sort of an odd combination of curiosity, independence and bravado. They actually crave the struggle like long-distance runners crave the race. They love their job! Ranching is not a sport. It pits man against all that nature […] Read more
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You can lose significant yields to compaction, even from limited equipment traffic over a field. With autosteer, keeping to tramlines is easier than ever

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Steve Larocque is going to put his words into action this year as he begins controlled traffic farming (CTF) on his south-central Alberta farm. The owner of Beyond Agronomy crop consulting services (based at Three Hills, was so impressed with a farming system he saw in Australia, he has written about it and given presentations […] Read more
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A Merry Target Practice To You, Too

Allana Minchau, 21, is from a cow-calf ranch in Alberta. She got a communications-public relations degree in July 2009, and before starting a career, decided to take a 12-month working Agriventure through the International Agriculture Exchange Association (IAEA). She’s currently at a large dairy near Culverden, New Zealand. Here is her latest report: As the […] Read more
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Danielle Smith Captures Hearts In Alberta Farm Country

Every few decades, Albertans decide it’s time for a change in government. Danielle Smith and her new Wildrose Alliance party is winning support across the province and could give Ed Stelmach and the Conservatives something they’re not used to: a true competitor for control of the legislature. Stan Harder, a freelance writer and retired farmer […] Read more
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Here’s To Safe And Sound Snowmobiling!

Snowmobiling is a lot of fun, but it takes a lot of investment — of money and time. You need the sled, the clothes, the helmet, the repair kit, the food, the safety kit — and the time to put it all together — before you even get out on the trails. Most snowmobilers do […] Read more
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Another View On Byproducts

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“ One man’s trash, is another man’s treasure” can have application when it comes to nutrient management. The use of materials considered as waste by a manufacturing plant, city, or farm, can be considered a resource by someone else. For millennia there has been common practice of disposing of waste products by spreading these materials […] Read more
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Pod Sealants Fail To Impress In 2009

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“In this trial, napus varieties appear to be just as suited to straight cutting (as juncea). No matter the treatment, InVigor 5440 has the highest yield and lowest losses. That was consistent across all sites.” As the time of harvest approaches, canola yield can be lost two ways — through pod drop and through seed […] Read more
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2010 Not So Robust As 2009

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Nothing lasts forever, not in capital markets, at least. The extraordinary performance of markets recovering from the debacle that lasted from mid-June 2008 to early March 2009 ended with a spectacular recovery that saw the S&P/TSX Composite Index rise more than 30 per cent for 2009. That was its best performance since 1979. For the […] Read more
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How To Milk Your Corporate Cow

We recently had lunch with Hans Pullteats and Johnny Cash. Pullteats talked the whole time about how much cash he was generating, milk money bought this and milk money bought that and we could see Johnny Cash was just seething. If it went on much longer he was headed for Folsom prison. Pullteats finally left […] Read more

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