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It’s been a tough year for farmers right across the Prairies. Rain, hail, and more rain have wreaked havoc on some crops. Lentils have been hammered. There’s no good durum available according to the chatter on Twitter. And it seems like every day or so, there’s some sort of precipitation event delaying harvest and likely [...]

September 22nd, 2016|Categories: news|0 Comments

Innovations in Harvesting Equipment

The pace of innovation in farm equipment in general has been steady over the last number of years.  According to Nathan Gregg, project manager, applied agriculture services at the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute, there are no earth shattering innovations coming down the pike that growers need to jump on. “What we are seeing is a [...]

September 7th, 2016|Categories: news|0 Comments

Changing the Anti-GMO Conversation

It seems like a losing battle. Anti-GMO advocates have a loud and strident voice. Their claims of “Frankenfood” have been honed and refined over the years. There are now organizations set up as policing, educating, or labeling entities, despite the fact there are no laws or regulations they enforce, except their own. How do growers [...]

August 17th, 2016|Categories: news|0 Comments

The Dollar’s Effect on Farming

Growers, it seems like at times, are at the mercy of many things in the pursuit of their livelihoods.  Mother Nature, infestations of disease or insects, global production and supply to name a few. And currency fluctuations. Currency volatility and fluctuation is not something a country can control in the global market place, never mind [...]

July 25th, 2016|Categories: news|0 Comments

Lentils – Are We Planting Too Much of a Good Thing?

Everyone is planting lentils in 2016. Or so it seems. According to Statistics Canada, lentil acreage is up 30 per cent over last year. “A 30 per cent increase in lentil acreage is a significant increase over last year,” says Chuck Penner, owner and analyst at LeftField Commodity Research. “Lentils are not a special crop [...]

June 3rd, 2016|Categories: Emerge Posts, news|0 Comments

Strategies for a Dry Spring

Forest fires raging across the Prairies is a sign of just how dry this season is starting off to be. While there appears to be precipitation in the forecast, how much anyone gets is still like buying a lottery ticket. Last fall, Saskatchewan and Manitoba went into the winter with very good soil moisture levels. [...]

May 18th, 2016|Categories: news|0 Comments

Early spring – planning the upside of early seeding

We just talked about the risks of early seeding a couple of weeks ago. But, there can be upsides as well – it’s not all death and destruction. There are benefits that can accrue, but rewards come with careful and considered planning. Usually. The big prize that comes with early seeding is increased yields and [...]

April 25th, 2016|Categories: news|0 Comments

The Value in Micronutrients

So, you’ve been marketing the crop over the winter. Planning the crop rotation, the varieties, and buying the seed and inputs. All the while, you’ve been working on your fertility plan with your agronomist or on your own. Now, you think you should consider micronutrients…well, should you? Most know the basics, or the theory. Micronutrients [...]

April 4th, 2016|Categories: news|0 Comments

Early Spring – Early Seeding?

The message everyone is hearing across the Prairies is it’s unseasonably warm and there is little or no snow cover. It looks like an early spring could be just around the corner, and with early spring comes considerations with regard to seeding. Some crops can go in early into cooler soils – peas and wheat [...]

March 7th, 2016|Categories: news|0 Comments

Smart Farm Managers Use Certified Seed

The use of certified seed is not a foreign one, but when it comes to cereals, it certainly seems like it might be in Western Canada.  While certified seed use is 100 percent in canola, the biggest crop in Western Canada next to wheat, certified seed use in wheat hovers around 20 percent. Certified seed [...]

February 29th, 2016|Categories: news|0 Comments