Reading Time: 2 minutes Lloyd was dealing with missing plants, dead plants and one-leaf plants in his wheat field near Redvers, Alta. During our visit, we had a lot of factors to consider. Lloyd’s first concern was frost damage, even though wheat has a high tolerance. We ruled this out as the damage was more evident on higher ground. […] Read more
Crop Advisor’s Solution Solved — What’s Wrong With Air Seeder
Machinery Guide – for Jul. 6, 2009
Reading Time: 2 minutes Case IH Magnum T Series This year, Case IH brings several new members into the Magnum family with the launch of its new Magnum 180, 190 and 210 models, loaded with 150, 165 and 180 PTO horsepower respectively. According to Mark Hackett, Case IH North American product specialist, the company’s goal with this new mid-range […] Read more
REFLECTIONS – for Jul. 6, 2009
Reading Time: 2 minutes “Her family has farmed in this area for three generations.” The speaker at a high school graduation points out that Cindy, the class valedictorian, is the child of two previous graduates. Cindy’s parents married soon after graduation and are well known in the community. Her father is the reeve of the municipal district. Her mother […] Read more
Machinery Guide – for Jul. 6, 2009
Reading Time: 2 minutes John Deere 7030 large-frame tractors John Deere’s entries in the mid-range category are based on its 7030 large-frame series tractors, including the 7630 with 140 pto hp the 7730 with 152 pto hp, the 7830 with 165 pto hp and the 7930 with 180 pto hp. An efficient 6.8-litre power-tech engine drives the large frame […] Read more
David (Sometimes) Beats Goliath
Reading Time: 2 minutes Malcolm Gladwell loves the story of David and Goliath. That means a lot to us because as we ve been working our way across Canada for this year s GuidePost issue, Gladwell is someone we ve been thinking a lot about. Gladwell is author of business best-sellers including The Tipping Point and Outliers: The Story […] Read more
Tom Button is editor of Country Guide magazine David (Sometimes) Beats Goliath
Reading Time: 2 minutes Malcolm Gladwell loves the story of David and Goliath. That means a lot to us because as we’ve been working our way across Canada for this year’s GuidePost issue, Gladwell is someone we’ve been thinking a lot about. Gladwell is author of business best-sellers including The Tipping Point and Outliers: The Story of Success, and […] Read more
THE VIEW from…Ukraine
Reading Time: 4 minutes As the Soviet Union crumbled in the early 1990s, a new fear gnawed at grain growers around the world. For years they’d listened to tales of Ukraine, one of the planet’s great breadbaskets with its fertile steppes and enormous grain-growing potential. Would the free farmers of Ukraine rev up such a huge grain machine that […] Read more
Is your next step a Joint Venture?
Reading Time: 5 minutes In previous columns we have looked at how critical it is that you make the best possible decision about how you structure your farm business, and we have looked in detail at proprietorships, partnerships and incorporation. Another process we are using more and more often is the joint venture. A joint venture may provide you […] Read more
Machinery Guide – for May. 15, 2009
Reading Time: 2 minutes John Deere Pro-Series XP row unit The John Deere Pro series XP row unit has new components which the company says will extend life, reduce maintenance time, and increase the value of ownership through reduced costs over the life of your planter. The design has a unique ductile iron casting shank which replaces the traditional […] Read more
Our Four Rules
Reading Time: 2 minutes The farmer on the end of the phone was the nicest guy you could imagine. “I want you to know why I’m not renewing my subscription,” he said. “It hasn’t got anything to do with you personally. It’s just that I’ve heard all this business and this feed-the-world talk before, and it isn’t any more […] Read more
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