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Wheat & Chaff – for Mar. 9, 2009

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PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE You need to know what farmers across Canada and in competing regions around the world are doing to reduce costs and increase quality. This is called benchmarking, and it’s a key component in pushing your business further. Having lots of land is a good way to spread out fixed costs, but it’s […] Read more
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Write, E-Mail Or Fax – for Mar. 9, 2009

IF YOU HAVE STORY IDEAS, CLL US. YOU CAN WRITE THE ARTICLE AND WE’D PAY YOU, OR WE CAN WRITE IT. PHONE JAY WHETTER AT 1-807-468-4006 OR 204-944-5567 FAX TO 204-944-5416 E-MAIL [email protected] WRITE TO GRAINEWS, 1666 DUBLIN AVE., WINNIPEG, MB R3H 0H1
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Weather Tips For Spraying

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There is very little documented research on the effect of environmental conditions on specific herbicides. We know that temperature and moisture probably do influence performance of some herbicides, but the research required to make solid statements has not been done, for the most part. That said, you will find a lot of anecdotal information concerning […] Read more
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A Retro New Holland

Tractor companies like to capitalize on nostalgia. And hey, if it works for them, why not? New Holland is the latest company to introduce a brand new tractor with a retro-style hood and colour scheme. But although the new Boomer 8N may look like the original 1948 Model 8N, New Holland’s new compact tractor has […] Read more
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Write, E-Mail Or Fax – for Mar. 2, 2009

HEARTS When you renew your subscription to GRAINEWS, be sure to ask for 6 Please Be Careful, We Love You hearts. Then stick them onto equipment that you, your loved ones and your employees operate. That important message could save an arm, a leg or a life.
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A Food Lover’s Tour Of Canadian Farms

“ I am continually shocked by how little most industrial farmers think about the taste or nutrition of their crops and livestock, how little they know or care about what might seem a fundamental aspect of their work. Clearly, they have become as divorced from their groceries as consumers.” This is an excerpt from the […] Read more
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Farmers As Salespeople

Many rural towns in the U. K. have farm stores. These are grocers that sell locally raised and processed meat, dairy, grains, fruit and vegetables. Rob Ward started Green Field’s Farm Store in Telford, England in 1990. He was 19. Rob is also a food retail and marketing consultant with Bidwells. See more about Green […] Read more
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Our Own Version Of Green Fields

Rob Ward, interv i ewe d on this page, has been to Sunterra Market in Alberta. He says they are a similar concept to his Green Fields store in the U. K. Sunterrra Farms and Sunterra Markets, which are owned by the Price family of Acme, Alta., a small community just north of Calgary, have […] Read more
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Get The Most Out Of Glyphosate

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Glyphosate is the most widely used herbicide in the world. Peter Sikkema, weed management specialist at University of Guelph, says, “Glyphosate is the best herbicide invented to date.” To make sure glyphosate keeps working, growers have to be aware of its limitations. Growers have a responsibility to tailor each application so the chemistry kills all […] Read more
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Remembering Past Winters

JANUARY 26, 2009 We have had terrible weather since early December. It has been cold, the snow is deep and it has been very windy. It has been very hard on feed supplies and there has been very little if any winter grazing. We have been feeding very heavy. Our feed is mostly hay and […] Read more

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