Trees Were Wrecking The Fence

It seems Christoph Weder has a problem with trees being taken out along the fence of our local cemetery. (“Stupid to the last tree,” September 8 Grainews, page 33), We had a very good reason as the trees were growing into and under the fence and causing damage to it. If Mr. Weder had any […] Read more

BSE Drove Them To The Drink

Great business ideas don’t always seem that great at the outset. In fact, many sound outlandish or even impossible. And while doing something truly different takes courage, the satisfaction of realizing a dream is worth it, say Marty and Marie Bohnet. The Bohnets own and operate Cypress Hills Vineyard & Winery, the only commercial grape […] Read more


Good Dog Helps Save Neighbor

JUNE 1 It’s been a long, cold spring, freezing several nights these past two weeks. Our cows were only able to stay on the hill pasture above our house for a week because the grass wasn’t growing very well. We’d hoped to put them on the 320 acre mountain pasture next, but needed to fix […] Read more

Comrades Mark 65Th Anniversary

MAY 30, 2009 My neighbor, Bill, drove me over to the Big Muddy Ranch today. We found Ryan just finishing his seeding for this year. He had already finished mine. He put in oats and triticale this year. The moisture conditions over there are good. The grass is nice and green and things look good […] Read more


Here are 6 new items featured at the Western Canada Farm Progress Show in Regina in June. For our full coverage of the event, visit the website www.farmprogressnews.com

Jerome Pratchler’s Easy Guide trailer coupler was named Best New Invention at the 2009 show. The ball-hitch hook-up helper should save a few arguments over what “turn the wheel to your other left” really means. “We call it the marriage saver, actually,” says Pratchler. Hooking on to a bumper pull usually means having to be […] Read more

Plan Now For Tight Hay Year

101 SITE % OF LONG TERM HAY YIELD YIELD CLASSIFICATION Yorkton Lloydminster Meadow Lake Prince Albert Saskatoon Swift Current Estevan North Battleford Maple Creek Broadview Wynyard Regina Moose Jaw Rosetown Kindersley Nipawin 105 102 108 85 72 72 89 88 86 76 51 40 66 54 51 Average Average Average Average Below average Below average […] Read more


5 Short Items

1. Headline fungicide is now available for flax. The target disease is pasmo (Septoria linicola). Pasmo is more common in Manitoba. Most of the yield loss from pasmo occurs because infected plants ripen too quickly, seeds do not fill normally, or heavy boll-drop by wind and rain occurs, BASF says. For optimal disease control, BASF […] Read more

Hog Prices Recovering

(million pounds) US QUARTERLY PORK PRODUCTION US QUARTERLY TOTAL PORK PRODUCTION (Million Pounds, Broilers And Turkeys) 2008 10818 11147 11173 10576 2009 10077 10420 10595 10600 % change -6.85% -6.52% -5.17% 0.23% 1 2 3 4 2008 6024 5593 5632 6098 2009 5811 5400 5490 6000 % change -3.54% -3.45% -2.52% -1.61% 1 2 3 […] Read more


Fence The Kids’ Play Area

You’ve probably said it yourself — a farm is THE place to raise kids. All that open space. All that fresh air. All those machines, animals, chemicals, dugouts, confined spaces and over-busy moms and dads. Sure a Canadian farm can be a great place to grow up. But from 1990 and 2005, over 200 children […] Read more

Tight Supplies Firm Market

Fed Steers in Southern Alberta were trading $88/ cwt in late June while market-ready cattle in Kansas were shifting hands at $83. The cattle market appears to be firming up on anticipation of tighter supplies in the third and fourth quarter. Cattle on feed 120 days or longer are starting to decline after moving through […] Read more


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