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Crops, Opinion, Pulses

Touring The Drought Zone

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This will not go down in history as one of the big drought years in Saskatchewan. When everything is tallied, 2009 will not rival years such as 1988 and 2002 for crop-related drought losses. In early July, the drought conditions in west-central and northwest Saskatchewan were steadily worsening. Farm group leaders and opposition politicians were
Opinion

Good Planning Needs More Resources

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What local government should be asking for is resources to enable them to do better, long-term planning to ensure a sustainable future for their communities. Driving home after a visit to Grasslands National Park in southwestern Saskatchewan this summer, I saw our rural landscape with new eyes. After spending a few days in this 400-square-kilometre
Opinion

“Organic” Really Means Accountability

The Co-operator has been generous in its coverage of organic events in recent months, first with the launch of the Manitoba Organic Alliance in March and more recently, the June 30 implementation
Oilseeds, Opinion

Farmers As… Health-Care Professionals?

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It’s become common for farmers to refer to themselves as food producers, environmental managers or businesspeople. Now a discussion paper recently commissioned by the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) aims to radically expand their job description. How about adding “health-care professional” to your resumé? Concluding that farmers’ fortunes and public health are intrinsically linked, the
Opinion

How Soon Will Cellulosic Ethanol Arrive?

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The arrival of ethanol produced from cellulosic feedstock sources has almost been a standing joke within the ethanol industry. Each year it has always been “four to five years down the road” before commercial production would become viable. That’s changed: the “four to five years” is now. At a recent ethanol workshop, several companies, including
Cereals, Crops, Opinion

Falling Number Will Not Be A Grading Factor

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This year, many producers seeded late because of cold, wet weather and this may lead to a late harvest. Researchers at the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) believe that if there is a late harvest coupled with significant rain or moisture there could be an increased possibility of significant levels of sprout-damaged grain this fall. Sprout
Cereals, Hogs, Opinion

Letters – for Aug. 27, 2009

CWB promotion waste of farmers’ money Having been in the business world for over a decade before entering farming, we found our best advertisement didn’t cost us a cent. Simply, do a better job than your competition, be fair and honest, and business took care of itself. The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) does the exact
Hogs, Opinion

What Were They Thinking?

JOHN MORRISS EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Responding to last Saturday’s federal plan to cut hog numbers, one producer made the point that cutting Canadian production wasn’t going to make much difference to the price as long as there were no cuts in the U. S. Regardless of the merits or otherwise of the program, he’s right. But

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