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10 Point Checklist On Minerals

Anyone who has been around cattle for awhile soon appreciates the importance of a good cattle trace mineral program. These nutrients are only required in minute amounts, but they play critical roles in many vital body functions, growth in young animals, lactation, reproduction and fighting disease. Deficiencies of even a single essential mineral will adversely […] Read more
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Field Day At Chinook

The Chinook Applied Research Association (CARA) in east-central Alberta is holding a field day July 8 to look at a number of field treatments, including the impact of micronutrients on crop growth. About 25 different field-scale and research plot size trials have been established on farmland near Chinook, which is east of Hanna along Highway […] Read more
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Baby Gone With The Bathwater

Well, it looks like she is a done deal. All of us, at least in Alberta, will all have the opportunity to be $3/head richer thanks in part to the provincial government’s wisdom of striking down the mandatory beef check off. It is hard to believe that it has happened this fast and it got […] Read more
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Install Your FASS Correctly

Back in October, Chuck Toney wrote a short article about the benefits of installing a FASS kit on his Versatile 835 tractor. The fuel air separation system (FASS) is a combination of fuel pump and filters that removes air from the fuel. “When the air is removed, fuel atomizes better and the timing is more […] Read more
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Many Similarities World’s Apart

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Editor’s Note: Kim Nielsen, an ag fieldman for the County of Clearwater in west central Alberta, is wrapping up a six-month work experience visit in Victoria, Australia. This is his final report for Grainews on his experiences during his stay. The completion of my six month secondment to the Department of Primary Industries, Landscape Protection […] Read more
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Oats Good For Pony Pellets

Direct farmer investment in oat research is relatively new, but the Saskatchewan Oat Development Commission (SODC) recently invested producer checkoff funds into researching equine feeding practices “south of 49.” A study estimated that Canada was losing out on 250,000 tonnes or more annually in oat sales to the U. S, horse market. A report showed […] Read more
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Tips For Machinery Transport

Alberta Agriculture has just released a booklet on the safe and proper operation of farm machinery on roads and highways. The “Make It Safe, Make It Visible” glossy booklet covers a wide range of topics on how to properly outfit and transport a wide range of farm machinery on public roads. Illustrations show the proper […] Read more
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Bin There, Done That

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Jeff Tkachyk wanted more than just a grain bin. So he put up a canvas-covered steel-frame shed last summer to hold grain and whatever else he might want to store after the grain is cleaned out. The shed is 60 by 140 feet and holds 60,000 to 70,000 bushels — or more if he heightens […] Read more
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Put The Cart Before The Combine

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Grain carts cost anywhere from $35,000 to $80,000, depending on size and features, but if you can eliminate a truck and driver or even a combine and operator during harvest, the savings of these 500 to 2,000 bushel capacity shuttles can be recovered in just a year or two. Added to that, say manufacturers and […] Read more
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Cart, Truck Or Semi?

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In my May 8 blog at www.grainews.ca, I wrote about a farmer with two older grain trucks — a five-ton tandem and a three ton. The trucks haul grain from the combine to the yard, but this farmer often uses custom truckers— with super Bs — to haul grain to the elevator. The farmer wonders […] Read more

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