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Editor’s Column: I’m the proof you can teach an old dog new tricks

By Kari Belanger November 3, 2021

I started working as a writer and editor before the internet was a thing, before digital was a thing. In fact, I can remember flipping through newspaper clippings for background information and standing in line at London Drugs to get my film developed for my stories. Things sure have changed. My generation of writers and […] Read more

After a sustained period of uncertainty, economists predict the world economy is primed for strong growth.

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: Economic outlook offers lots of positive news, some challenges, loads of optimism

By Kari Belanger October 19, 2021

It’s been about a year and a half since the COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions aimed to contain it caused what Aaron Goertzen calls the “deepest and fastest recession in modern economic history.” Goertzen is the senior economist and director of BMO Financial Group. Fortunately, we’re now in the recovery phase. “The labour market has […] Read more

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: Stickers add heart and soul to farm safety

By Kari Belanger June 2, 2021

This tweet posted by Alberta farmer Walter Moebis (@Wally_53) on May 8 is about the simple, red, heart-shaped safety stickers, with the straightforward message, “Please Be Careful. We Love You, Your Family.” I believe they were the brainchild of United Grain Growers (please correct me if I’m wrong) and they’ve been stuck on everything from […] Read more

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: Farmers are worried about dry conditions this spring — here’s what some are doing about it

By Kari Belanger May 12, 2021

If you are worried about the dry conditions heading into this spring, a recent survey says you’re not alone. It also reveals the changes some Prairie producers will make to their plans for 2021 in response to the dry conditions. On April 9-10, a total of 719 active Canadian producers responded to a survey carried […] Read more

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Editor’s Column: ROI on ag tech is about more than dollars and cents

By Kari Belanger April 12, 2021

As a farmer, you face many challenges — pests, drought, increased input costs, market volatility, labour shortages, inclement weather, logistical issues and climate change, to name a few. For the most part, these challenges are out of your control and, therefore, hard or impossible to manage. This is where the value of smart ag comes […] Read more

Ever feel like this? This slide was taken from the end of Mike Jubinville′s presentation.

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: How high will grain markets go? It doesn’t matter. The strategy of the day is incremental selling into these rising markets

By Kari Belanger March 5, 2021

From the fall of last year to today, which is Feb. 16, it has been a momentous time for grain markets. And as good as that is, Mike Jubinville, a senior markets analyst for MarketsFarm, stressed time and again during MarketsFarm’s Markets Outlook 2021 webinar last month, that incremental selling into these profitable and rising […] Read more

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: Would you like the good news first, or the good news first?

By Kari Belanger February 22, 2021

I can feel it already — 2021 is going to be a good year. And if the market outlooks for wheat and durum in Western Canada are anything to go by, we’re off to a great start. In mid-January, during MarketsFarm’s webinar — Markets Outlook Summit: 2021 Overview — Bruce Burnett, MarketsFarm’s director of weather […] Read more

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: All eyes on Argentina

By Kari Belanger February 12, 2021

As I write this column on Jan. 25, the world still doesn’t know if Argentina will get the precipitation it needs for average corn and soybean crop yields or if it will continue to be dry, and the country headed for below-average crop yields. I’ll come back to that in a moment. Let’s take a […] Read more

This temperature from January 2019 is more the norm than what we've been experiencing on the Prairies so far in 2020-2021.

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: Below-normal temperatures forecast for spring

By Kari Belanger February 2, 2021

Rain in southern Manitoba in January? Many days of above-zero temperatures in Winnipeg from December to the third week of January? What is going on here? I have never experienced such warm temperatures at this time of year. The screengrab of my phone above — taken January 2019 — is more what I’m used to. […] Read more

Table 1: Canadians (2,903 in total) were asked to rate their level of trust towards a number of food system stakeholders on several topics, across all areas, Canadians have the most trust in farmers.

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: How to debunk misinformation

By Kari Belanger January 19, 2021

There’s no one better placed to tell the story of food production in Canada than farmers. According to an annual survey on public trust and confidence in Canada’s food system, Canadians have the most trust in farmers when asked to rate trust levels toward a variety of food system stakeholders. The report’s fifth edition, 2020 […] Read more

Alberta crop conditions improve: report

U.S. grains: Corn sets contract lows on expectations for big US crop

U.S. livestock: Cattle strength continues

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Alberta crop conditions improve: report

U.S. grains: Corn sets contract lows on expectations for big US crop

U.S. livestock: Cattle strength continues

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Editor’s Column: I’m the proof you can teach an old dog new tricks

Editor’s Column: Economic outlook offers lots of positive news, some challenges, loads of optimism

Editor’s Column: Stickers add heart and soul to farm safety

Editor’s Column: Farmers are worried about dry conditions this spring — here’s what some are doing about it

Editor’s Column: ROI on ag tech is about more than dollars and cents

Editor’s Column: How high will grain markets go? It doesn’t matter. The strategy of the day is incremental selling into these rising markets

Editor’s Column: Would you like the good news first, or the good news first?

Editor’s Column: All eyes on Argentina

Editor’s Column: Below-normal temperatures forecast for spring

Editor’s Column: How to debunk misinformation

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