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For a dying loved one, the best gifts are your presence and your love

January 26, 2009

Hearing the voice of a faraway loved one brings joy to the dying. When my own mother was palliative, and comatose, she got a phone call from a close relative. After we hung up the phone we saw a lone tear roll down her cheek. Since mid October my family has been commuting to a […] Read more

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Flax is no longer listed on an exchange, so price discovery can be a challenge. A new service aims to fill the information void.

By Jay Whetter January 26, 2009

Flax growers can get free flax market information — something that can be hard to find — online at www.saskflax.com. Saskatchewan Flax Development Commission (SaskFlax) announced the new “market support program” at its annual conference in Saskatoon earlier this month. Enter the website, and click “Marketing” at the bottom left. The service is free, and […] Read more

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Bad Boy runs on electric power

January 26, 2009

Bad Boy, Inc. of Batesville, Arkansas, will introduce an electric-powered multipurpose utility vehicle in 2009. The “MTV” has an electric motor powered by four 12-volt batteries, push button four-wheel drive, and a cargo bed with 400-pound capacity. MTV plugs into any 110V outlet. The charger automatically shuts off, so you can plug it in after […] Read more

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You’re naïve if you think the global financial crisis will not affect farmers in Western Canada. This is a time to be extra mindful of your spending decisions

January 26, 2009

I have a test for you. Turn on your TV and watch any network news program and see how long it takes for the anchor to mention the economy in Canada or the United States. Did you try it? It didn’t take very long, did it? We are bombarded with information about the economy these […] Read more

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I see four possible outcomes for stocks in 2009. Here’s how to manage for each

By Andy Sirski January 26, 2009

About a year ago I wrote an article on derivatives based on a presentation by Satyajit Das. Patrick Cooney, CEO of Jory Capital in Winnipeg, found Das and his book Traders, Guns and Money, and brought him to Winnipeg one cold winter day early in 2008. I heard him twice that week and wrote an […] Read more

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Today you can get better used equipment for the money than you could 20 or 30 years ago. This is especially true if you want smaller models

By Ron Settler January 26, 2009

Times change and equipment wears out. This is not so obvious to me as it is to our son Ben. Until recently, our harvesting equipment included a faithful Massey Ferguson Super 92 combine and a 1968 Chevy two-ton grain truck. This combine served us well since we bought it in 1983, but for some reason […] Read more

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While hybrids dominate the canola seed business, new OP varieties provide a strong alternative with lower input costs. Your job is to compare profit potential.

By Lee Hart January 12, 2009

Open pollinated canola isn’t out of the picture, yet. After being largely choked out by the shadow of higher-yielding hybrids, several open pollinated (OP) canola varieties continue to play an important part in Western Canadian crop rotations. Overall it is a lower risk canola option, say producers and seed growers such as Robin Fenton of […] Read more

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“My way or the highway,” doesn’t work. You need to find the middle ground.

January 12, 2009

Hear Elaine’s Agriwebinar Elaine Froese is the presenter for the January 19 Canadian Farm Business Management Council “Agriwebinar.” To sign up for the free seminar, which you can hear and see from your home computer, go to www.agriwebinar.com “ I called you two years ago, and am now putting my foot down. Things have gotten […] Read more

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Here are the basics for how farmers can use the Excel program on their PCs Note, the instructions will be slightly different for a Mac

By Jay Peterson January 12, 2009

You have lots of choice when it comes to computer programs for the business minded. But for me, Excel is the best. It provides a relatively simple way to create your own visual spreadsheet — such a cost analysis spreadsheet for a specific crop — that is clean and calculated. This article will show the […] Read more

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Don’t underestimate the potential of OPs to yield as high as hybrid lines, especially when growing conditions are less than ideal.

By Lee Hart January 12, 2009

“I like the open pollinated (varieties) because of the lower seed costs and also they have a better fit on fields that may not have the same yield potential as other land.” —Bob Gibbons Keeping an open pollinated (OP) canola variety in rotation makes good economic sense to the canola growers interviewed for this month’s […] Read more

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For a dying loved one, the best gifts are your presence and your love

Flax is no longer listed on an exchange, so price discovery can be a challenge. A new service aims to fill the information void.

Bad Boy runs on electric power

You’re naïve if you think the global financial crisis will not affect farmers in Western Canada. This is a time to be extra mindful of your spending decisions

I see four possible outcomes for stocks in 2009. Here’s how to manage for each

Today you can get better used equipment for the money than you could 20 or 30 years ago. This is especially true if you want smaller models

While hybrids dominate the canola seed business, new OP varieties provide a strong alternative with lower input costs. Your job is to compare profit potential.

“My way or the highway,” doesn’t work. You need to find the middle ground.

Here are the basics for how farmers can use the Excel program on their PCs Note, the instructions will be slightly different for a Mac

Don’t underestimate the potential of OPs to yield as high as hybrid lines, especially when growing conditions are less than ideal.

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