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Four options to help deal with a feed shortage

Answer these tough questions before asking for a loan

Most Alberta crops in good to excellent condition

Salvaging hail-damaged crops

Three traits of profitable farms

Don’t gamble by not aerating your canola
Uneven maturity means there’s more green seed this year, and that ups the risk of spoilage

Don’t gamble by not aerating your canola
Uneven maturity means there’s more green seed this year, and that ups the risk of spoilage

Moving equipment is a high-risk operation
There are many pitfalls that increase the chances of being in a serious accident

New calculator assesses financial risk for cattle operations
Can show how sensitive an operation is to different selling prices and cattle price insurance coverage levels
A new decision support tool to assist cattle producers in calculating their cost of production and risk exposure has been posted to Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development’s website. Rancher’s Risk and Return is an Excel spreadsheet calculator that takes an innovative approach to assessing the market price risk that cow-calf and feedlot producers continually face.Stripe rust survey update for southern Alberta
With roots going back to 1925, each weekly issue of the Manitoba Co-operator contains production, marketing and policy news selected for relevance to crops and livestock producers in Manitoba.