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The new SI-21 guidance bar works with any of the X Family of Topcon displays, including the all-new X35.
Machinery

New guidance bar and display from Topcon

A new ‘cost effective’ light bar system and ‘Modular’ digital monitor introduced

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If you haven’t made the jump to light speed — figuratively speaking — when it comes to having full auto guidance in your sprayer (or other machine) and don’t plan to have one with that capability anytime soon, this is news you’ll like. In February Topcon Agriculture announced the release of its new SI-21 Lightbar. […] Read more
Columns, Markets

Roller coaster ride ahead in the markets

World currency and market changes are going to come at us fast in 2017

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On January 23, 2017, the headline read, “Trump ends U.S. ties to TTP.” It shouldn’t come as a surprise. He said that was one of the first actions he would take as president. Now we know he was serious, and he’s a man of his word, which is scary because of his many other statements. […] Read more
Columns

A rough ride ahead for Canadian farmers

Politics and trade may well be changing, and they certainly won’t be boring

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As you may have heard, this year marks the 150th anniversary of Confederation. It’s worth taking stock of where we’ve been and where we are now, and so I’m going to use this space to do just that, on issues important to agriculture and rural communities. I’m tapping out this column a few days before […] Read more
Six habits of highly resilient farmers
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Six habits of highly resilient farmers

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In 2010 David Gray, a development officer with the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA), did a small study of four farms that were consistently more profitable and better at dealing with climate change. He found six common characteristics within these resilient farms.
This is my good neighbour Iver Johnson with his 9770 and MacDon header cutting peas on the farm of another good neighbour Curtis Block near Dundurn, Sask., on August 16, 2016. The crop yielded 50 bushels per acre of of beautiful white peas. The MacDon header is a real cutting machine and Iver made good time. Curtis and Iver work together and it is a great thrill for this old fossil to watch it all happen. During harvest, Iver traded up to an S 680, so now they have two S 680s at work.
Columns, Crops

Potashium: fertilizer mergers

In the wake of announced mergers, a look at the history of Prairie fertilizer

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The recent proposed merger of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan and Agrium has generated much discussion about the merits or pitfalls. I have little knowledge of the backroom dealings of huge corporations but am uneasy about companies becoming too large and competition dwindling. The final decision will be up to the Government of Canada Competition Bureau […] Read more
Features

Get the most from your accounting

Tax Planning: Accrual financial statements provide the best for management decisions

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Accrual is the way to go with farm financial statements, according to a farm accounting specialist. “Cash accounting only measures cash, and that has nothing to do with profitability,” says Beverly Johnson, a partner at KPMG Enterprise in Saskatoon. Accrual accounting is the measure of profitability, she says. Johnson has been a farm accountant for […] Read more

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