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Pitching forage as a cash crop

By Laura Rance-Unger August 9, 2022

Grain farmers can harvest a heap of benefits by cycling perennial forages through their crop rotations, says an agronomist with Federated Co-operatives Ltd. Ken Wall said the economics of growing forage as a cash crop have changed significantly in recent years due to market conditions and a sharp increase in the price of fuel. Hay[...]

Crops, Equipment

Calibrate your combine to boost profits

By Laura Rance-Unger August 5, 2022

Farmers will spare no expense when it comes to tending their crops and maximizing production. So why do they spit so many of their profits out the back end of their combines at harvest? It’s a mystery to North Battleford farmer and inventor Trevor Scherman, one of the speakers at the recent Ag in Motion[...]

Editorial, Op/Ed

Editorial: Needless concern

By Laura Rance-Unger August 4, 2022

Farmers came away from the recent federal, provincial and territorial (FTP) ministers meeting in Saskatoon with a few items stroked off their wish list. Farm organizations welcomed a $500-million, or 25 per cent, increase in cost-shared funding over five years, half of which will help farmers fight climate change and reduce emissions. The ministers also[...]

Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Big little decisions are needed to address growing global food insecurity

By Laura Rance-Unger April 19, 2022

The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has issued a dire warning about the deteriorating state of food security for the people remaining under siege in Ukraine. Based on an assessment of 19 of 24 oblasts, or regions, the alert issued March 25 speaks to the rising uncertainty about the ability of farmers in that[...]

Columns, Editorial, Op/Ed

Editorial: Beware of the POTUS effect

By Laura Rance-Unger June 2, 2022

It’s well known that U.S. President Joe Biden faces a steep challenge when it comes to winning over voters in farm states, but his efforts of late should give farmers here on the northern side of the border pause. That’s especially so when the goals of ramping up production and curbing inflation appear in the[...]

Editorial, Op/Ed, Other

Editorial: Farm face of protest unhelpful

By Laura Rance-Unger February 17, 2022

Like many Canadians watching the pandemic protests unfold across the country, it’s taken me some time to sort out how I feel about it all. Everyone loves a parade. No one likes the pandemic restrictions. We’d all like to be done with COVID-19. The question is, restrictions or not, whether it’s done with us. As[...]

Editorial, Op/Ed

Editorial: New innovations are exciting — but don’t expect them to feed the world

By Laura Rance-Unger January 27, 2022

By all reports, the fully autonomous John Deere tractor launched at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this month is a pretty nifty machine. It combines a tractor, precision chisel plow, GPS guidance system and other unspecified “advanced technologies” into a package that farmers can put to work with a swipe of their mobile[...]

Editorial, Op/Ed

Editorial: ‘Recipe shopping’ trend is trickling back through the value chain

By Laura Rance-Unger December 9, 2021

When it comes to deciding what’s for dinner in this house, we often refer to recipe books collected over the years via family hand-me-downs, fundraisers, or interest in our ethnic roots, health or ethics. It’s easy to spend an hour or more flipping through these collections, comparing notes and ingredients from one recipe or another.[...]

Editorial, Op/Ed, Other

Editorial: Rural connectivity gap widening

By Laura Rance-Unger November 15, 2021

For some reason, the release of yet another report highlighting the deepening disconnect between urban and rural Canada over internet connectivity made me think of telephones. Growing up in rural Manitoba, where our telephone “party line” was shared by six large families, connectivity was often a topic of discussion. Sometimes the line was in use[...]

Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: New paths to sustainability are quickly changing the competition landscape

By Laura Rance-Unger January 4, 2022

The agriculture industry could never be accused of being stagnant when it comes to embracing new methods or technologies that enable more efficient food production. It has also made huge strides in improving the sustainability of farming practices while increasing production of affordable food. However, as industry leaders gathered at the GrowCanada conference in Calgary[...]

U.S. grains: Soybean futures set two-week high on US weather worry, soyoil rally

Alberta Crop Report: Rains in the south, dryness in the north

Agriculture ministers agree to AgriStability changes

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U.S. grains: Soybean futures set two-week high on US weather worry, soyoil rally

Alberta Crop Report: Rains in the south, dryness in the north

Agriculture ministers agree to AgriStability changes

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Pitching forage as a cash crop

Calibrate your combine to boost profits

Editorial: Needless concern

Comment: Big little decisions are needed to address growing global food insecurity

Editorial: Beware of the POTUS effect

Editorial: Farm face of protest unhelpful

Editorial: New innovations are exciting — but don’t expect them to feed the world

Editorial: ‘Recipe shopping’ trend is trickling back through the value chain

Editorial: Rural connectivity gap widening

Comment: New paths to sustainability are quickly changing the competition landscape

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