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The search for a ‘tipping point’ in corn production

Is corn ready for prime time on these Saskatchewan fields? Maybe yes, if we can get the marketing right

By Gord Gilmour November 23, 2015

Reading Time: 4 minutes Which has to come first, the acreage, or the market to justify it? That’s exactly the chicken-or-egg, catch-22 sort of situation that farmers on the Prairies have found themselves in repeatedly in past years as their cropping options have changed. First it was the canola revolution of the 1970s and ’80s which made Canada into […] Read more

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The great threat of 2015 facing farmers

Undeclared use of Clever and Manipulator could devastate our crop exports and bankrupt individual farms

By Gerald Pilger November 17, 2015

Reading Time: 6 minutes It has been a trying year for many Prairie farmers. Late-spring frosts, drought, and then a wet fall created headaches for many growers. Unfortunately, an even bigger headache could overshadow these weather issues, resulting in economic losses for every Canadian producer. There is a very real possibility we will lose sales and maybe even important […] Read more

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Richardson to build in S. Alta. inputs market

By Country Guide Staff September 26, 2015

Reading Time: < 1 minute Prairie grain handler Richardson International is moving to shore up its presence in southern Alberta’s crop inputs market with a new dealership. The Winnipeg company announced Wednesday it will build a new crop inputs centre at Three Hills, about 65 km east of Olds, starting this fall to open and begin operating next spring. “The […] Read more

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Win the right battle – for the sake of food

Not only is the food we eat bad for us, but the practices that produced it are unsound too. Or so goes the message that too many consumers get too often from our mainstream media

By Richard Kamchen September 4, 2015

Reading Time: 5 minutes The science is clear. “If you look at Western Canada and you look at a four-year crop rotation that starts anchored by a pulse crop at the front end, I believe that’s one of the most sustainable farming systems in the world,” says John Oliver, president of Maple Leaf Bio-Concepts. Many of the loudest, harshest […] Read more

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What you need to know from crop input suppliers

Soybean Guide: It’s time to demand more individualized agronomic help and product support

By Ralph Pearce April 16, 2015

Reading Time: 10 minutes Walking around the grounds of Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show in 2014, one of the messages that was shared among dealers and company representatives was this notion that farmers are looking for a more focused approach to boosting production and following practices that are more sustainable. One theme that was touched on repeatedly was that the […] Read more

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The search for a ‘tipping point’ in corn production

The great threat of 2015 facing farmers

Richardson to build in S. Alta. inputs market

Win the right battle – for the sake of food

What you need to know from crop input suppliers

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