Reading Time: 6 minutes You’re home for the summer. Now, how are you going to show Mom and Dad that you’re a safe bet for taking over the farm? Here’s how to get started.– April Stewart, CG Associate Editor It’s a phrase that means just what it says. Leadership succession is real, and it’s catching on. If your succession […] Read more
Summer Series: Up to the job
[Leadership] You’re home for the summer. Now, how are you going to show Mom and Dad that you’re a safe bet for taking over the farm?
Summer Series: Want a super farm business? Build your ‘superteam’
[Team Building] Top tips from the frontline on creating and optimizing a business management team for your farm
Reading Time: 6 minutes The words can be heard all across the country. “Our accountant, lawyer and bank manager are key players in decision-making on our farm,” says Luanne Lynn, who is currently past president of Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers Program (she and husband Philip were Outstanding Young Farmers in 2005). The Lynns have a cash crop operation in […] Read more
Building a digital agriculture framework
EMILI looks to train future employees and provide a location for trials and demonstrations
Reading Time: 4 minutes A Manitoba-based organization is looking to advance digital agriculture by supporting innovative technology integration and creating opportunities for students and entrepreneurs to pursue careers in the field. “In 2022, we led a variety of projects in partnership with industry and academics to provide the digital ag ecosystem with more skills, training and resources,” says Jacqueline […] Read more
Tackling a core problem of grain storage
One retailer says the practice could be helpful for preventing plugs when unloading
Reading Time: 4 minutes Coring grain bins, a common practice in the U.S. corn and soybean area, is also being tried by some Canadian growers as part of their grain storage strategy. Coring involves removing grain from the centre of the bin after the initial fill, which removes the fines that accumulate within the centre during loading. Some say […] Read more
Whether to spray and when
An Alberta study sheds some light on the best returns on investment for fungicides and their timing of application
Reading Time: 4 minutes Timing is everything for many things — including when to spray fungicides on wheat. A new study provides more information on what time is best, including on whether it’s no time at all. The study, published in a recent edition of the Canadian Journal of Plant Science, was conducted by Sheri Strydhorst. At the time […] Read more
Hopper and beetle watch
Will last year’s outbreak repeat in 2022? Weather will be a factor, but one way or another, scouting is vital
Reading Time: 5 minutes Last year’s heat and drought didn’t do much for crops, but it certainly seemed to agree with grasshoppers and flea beetles. Does last season’s invasion mean there will be another for 2021? Jennifer Otani, a pest management scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in the Peace River region, says there were reports of high numbers […] Read more
Prairie producers keen on quinoa
Growers across the Western Canada have been giving the South American import a try
Reading Time: 5 minutes It’s a healthy, high-protein crop option, and some growers in Western Canada have already given quinoa a try, in part because it helps break blackleg and sclerotinia disease cycles in canola. Though while well suited to the Prairie climate, which is similar to its ancestral home in the Andes of South America, hot summer days […] Read more
Capturing carbon — and the credits
Intercropping has potential, but the bigger bucks may be in cutting nitrogen
Reading Time: 5 minutes Intercropping has potential, but the bigger bucks may be in cutting nitrogen The announcement of the Federal Greenhouse Gas Offset System in early March brings more Canadian farmers closer to being paid for storing carbon, but there is more to be sorted out before this becomes a reality. Progress is expected this year in the […] Read more
Another pulse crop option for growers?
Lupins offer high protein and resistance to aphanomyces root rot
Reading Time: 4 minutes Move over soybeans, canola and yellow peas — another high-value crop is in development in Canada to meet the demands of the rapidly evolving plant-based food product market — lupin. It may also represent a strong option for the local and export livestock feed markets. Grown in ancient times for both food and feed, today […] Read more
A fall start to spring seeding?
‘Dormant seeding’ wheat in the fall may be risky now, but another option is on the horizon
Reading Time: 4 minutes Suppose that it’s the end of October and it’s starting to freeze, but the soil is still bone dry and can still be worked. Is it time to bring out the seeder? It’s risky, but has been tried, at least in the northern U.S. It’s called “dormant seeding” — planting long before soil temperatures and/or […] Read more
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