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Episode 307, Dec. 22, 2022
Editorial: Food security hurt by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
The only clarity to emerge in the eight months that have passed since Russia invaded Ukraine is that there is no end in sight. Everyone can agree this war has profound implications for grain markets and global food security. However, our understanding of how fundamentally this conflict is changing the geopolitics of food is just
Pitching forage as a cash crop
Adding perennial forages to annual crop rotation can pay big dividends, in more than just your bank account
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
Calibrate your combine to boost profits
An hour or two spent properly calibrating your machine could be the most lucrative time you spend this harvest
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: Needless concern
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
Editorial: Beware of the POTUS effect
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: Gritty winds of change
One of the downsides of spring, aside from its slowness to arrive, is the wind. Invariably before crops get established, we get a series of major wind events that cause soil to move, shearing off the newly emerging plants, and filling ditches with dirt, the air with fine particles and our teeth with grit. These
Comment: Big little decisions are needed to address growing global food insecurity
The war in Ukraine is making an already bad situation exponentially worse
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
Editorial: Farm face of protest unhelpful
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: New innovations are exciting — but don’t expect them to feed the world
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
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
