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Opinion

Editorial: Farmland — always a good buy?

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Keep renting, or buy that land now before it gets even more expensive? Alberta farm management adviser Merle Good provided some perspective on that for an attentive crowd at Ag Days last week. So far, it’s been a truism that farmland is a good investment. That’s not to say it is always the right investment
Wheat yield to decline as temperatures increase
Cereals, Opinion

Wheat yield to decline as temperatures increase

International group combines models to increase accuracy of prediction

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For every degree celsius that the temperature increases, the world stands to lose six per cent of its wheat crop, according to a new global study led by a University of Florida scientist. That’s one-fourth of the annual global wheat trade, which reached 147 million tonnes in 2013. Senthold Asseng, a UF professor of agricultural
man at desk with paperwork
Opinion

Editorial: Paperwork versus field work

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Many readers may find themselves shouting out a hearty “heck, yeah” to this week’s release of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business annual survey of what farmers think of paperwork. In a nutshell, not much, which isn’t surprising. After all, who among us does the happy dance at tax time or when Statistics Canada calls
cattle in a snowy pasture
Beef cattle, Opinion

A new strategy for developing Canada’s beef sector

This strategy is about how we can work together to best position our industry to compete for a larger share 
of the world market and to become the high-quality beef product of choice in the world

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The following is an excerpt from the executive summary from the recently released document “Investing in a strong future for Canada’s beef industry,” which maps out an aggressive strategy for industry development both short and long term. The full document can be found at: www.beefstrategy.com. The Canadian beef industry is at a pivotal point in time.
cattle in a feedlot
Beef cattle, Opinion

Editorial: On the right track

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Beef industry leaders have outlined some gutsy goals for their sector to meet with their recently released National Beef Strategy. Boosting production efficiency by 15 per cent, increasing carcass cut-out value by 15 per cent and reducing cost disadvantage relative to global competitors by seven per cent by 2020 won’t be easy. But much of
young boy in a crop field
Opinion

Study predicts no farmers and ranchers under 35 by 2033

Trends in Wyoming are occurring across North America

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When did you last hear a high school senior say, “I’m taking over the ranch,” or even a seven-year-old announce, “I want to be a farmer”? As longtime farmers and ranchers grow older, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to pass on the family farm or find young employees to pick up the reins at large corporate
soil profile of farmland
Crops, Opinion

Dirt’s big year

The FAO has designated 2015 as the International Year of Soil

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Last year may have been a lot of things to a lot of people but one thing it surely wasn’t was predictable. I mean who foresaw last year’s record-setting high in the U.S. stock market, the plunge in global crude oil prices, Russia’s naked grab of Ukraine’s sovereign territory or the Obama administration’s reaching out
soil erosion
Crops, Opinion

Editorial: Changing how we think

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Back in the days when Prairie farmers were still in the experimental phase of adopting what is now known as conservation agriculture, I remember interviewing a farmer who had gone all the way and embraced zero tillage. He said it was an exercise in frustration bordering on failure until he realized the transition involved more
Opinion

Doggerel 2015

An Editorial Director's opine, the past year in rhyme

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As you may know, in each year’s first edition We take stock of the past one, and in line with tradition Using proven techniques such as analyzing innards of turkey Tell you what to expect in the future, so it isn’t so murky Expecting another crop like 2013’s might be a little unreasonable But it
Animal industry entering a mini-boom period
Opinion

Animal industry entering a mini-boom period

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In 2007, meat consumption per person in the U.S. was 219 pounds for the big four of beef, pork, chicken, and turkey. Current USDA estimates for this year are down to 199 pounds per person, nearly a 10 per cent decrease in seven years. In percentage terms, consumption of beef has been down 17 per

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