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Must Test Your Flax For Triffid

Discovery of a trace amount of the GM flax variety Triffid in a shipment to Europe has shut off the major market for Canadian flax. Triffid is a herbicide-tolerant flax developed at the Crop Development Centre in Saskatoon in the 1990s. It was never released for commercial production for fear of losing the European market. […] Read more
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PCVTs Provide Third-Party Canola Comparisons

Canola farmers make major decisions each year when they select their seed. For many of them, the Prairie Canola Variety Trials (PCVT) are an important source of information in making their choices. Co-ordinated by the Canola Council of Canada as a service to Canadian canola growers, the PCVT is funded in part by levy dollars. […] Read more
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Safety Gifts Prove You Really Care!

If you’re looking for a holiday gift that really says you care, here are some practical suggestions from the farm safety trainers, researchers and farmers who volunteer and work for the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association. CASA’s seven-member board of directors volunteer their time to help lead and guide farm safety education and resource development right […] Read more
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4 Markets To Watch

Which are the “for sure” crops to grow in 2010? Well, Dan Hawkins of FarmLink Marketing Solutions won’t give a list of crops with guaranteed profitability for next year, but he did have some general advice for producers looking ahead to the next few years. 1. While crop prices are down heading into 2010, one […] Read more
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Enterprise Durum Beams Down

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Durum is Canada’s fourth largest crop by area after spring wheat, canola and barley. It covers five to six million acres and accounts for nearly billion dollars in sales each year. Yet, durum seems to fly below the radar of many Canadian farmers. Asheesh (Danny) Singh wants to increase awareness of this important crop. One […] Read more
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Farmers Share Marketing Plans

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Just as every farmer has a formula for growing crops, many Prairie producers use a wide range of marketing tools to get the best price available. Here are some of the strategies this month’s farmer panel uses in hopes of being profitable in an always changing market. DOUG MCBAIN CREMONA, ALTA. Malt barley was the […] Read more
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This Analyst Pays Virtual Visit

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Based on the principle that a picture is worth a thousand words, western Canadian grain marketer David Drozd has developed an online marketing service that lets farmers tap into his marketing expertise 24-7-365. Drozd, who founded Ag-Chieve Corporation seven years ago, has this year launched an online resource centre so clients can read up-to-date reports […] Read more
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Zero-Till Drill Helps Make Hay

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Having to cope with clouds of mosquitoes this summer while cutting a rejuvenated hay crop was a relatively small price for Alberta ranchers James Hargrave and Archie Sabin to pay. At least they had hay to cut. That hasn’t always been the case on their extensive southeastern Alberta ranching operations that lie northeast of Medicine […] Read more
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Spots Open At Olds Beef School

Spots are still open for the November 2009 and May 2010 Canadian Beef School at Olds College, Olds, Alberta. It is a great learning experience for anyone involved in the Canadian beef industry — whether you are a producer, or feeder, or processor or involved in a related service industry, such as the animal health […] Read more
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A Day Trip To See Family Roots

JULY 13, 2009 The last few days have been busy for me. On Friday, I went to Moose Jaw with my sister Thelma Poirier. Thelma organized and was the editor of my recent book, Grasses and Grain. She has written and helped to get many books published over the past years. On Friday, we picked […] Read more

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