Listen to a few of our greatest hits!

This summer, continue taking in Country Guide by listening to our top-rated and seasonally relevant articles playlist. You read it right, listen to our playlist while you’re on the go, or in the cab!

We’ve created audio recordings of articles that have consistently been rated the highest by farmers, plus a few extras that we think will be of interest for this time of year. Now, instead of reading and scrolling, we’ll literally read them out loud to you.

Before we start recording all the timeless content or the latest insights, we would like to know what you think! Rate this audio feature by following the easy steps below:

Step 1

Listen to any of the articles below. Consider if listening to the audio version of the article is a way you can see yourself enjoying more CountryGuide content.

Increasingly, educated farmers are bringing a world of new ideas back to the farm, says Sask. rancher Adrienne Ivey.

July 22, 2020 By Lorraine Stevenson

‘I’m a Canadian farmer’

In a summer of so much change, with regional differences as big as ever and the differences between farm sectors seeming to multiply, who really knows what “I’m a farmer” means?

“There’s a huge impact between business risk and financial risk,” she says. “In a situation where a farm has high financial risk, the owner needs to look at ways to reduce their business risk so their total risk doesn’t get out of hand.” – Gwen Paddock.

June 21, 2022 By Rebecca Hannam

Speaking of success

A new cohort of farmers has never farmed with rising interest rates. Same goes for bankers. So what does retiring RBC vice-president Gwen Paddock see ahead?

Flag leaf fungicide treatment application at Bon Accord, Alta., on July 2, 2019. The
study showed that when growing season precipitation and humidity are near the
long-term averages, flag leaf and anthesis are the best times to apply fungicides to
minimize yield and quality loss.

July 20, 2022 By Treena Hein

Whether to spray and when

An Alberta study sheds some light on the best returns on investment for fungicides and their timing of application

A good method for supplying corn with nitrogen in-season is to apply anhydrous ammonia as a banded side dressing between the rows.

May 16, 2022 By Mark Halsall

Fertility tips for corn

How to get the most out of your fertilizer dollars

May 24, 2018 By Gerald Pilger

The benefits of GMO corn

There will always be differing viewpoints and opposing scientific studies, but looking at all of the peer reviewed studies offers a balanced consensus on the benefits and risks

February 13, 2018 By Angela Lovell

Growing quality oats

Recommendations for oat agronomy from the new POGA Oat Growers Manual and research across Western Canada

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