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Winter Fertilizing Ban Starts Nov. 10, Ends April 10

By Allan Dawson November 3, 2011

Farmers still planning to apply fertilizer this fall have until midnight Nov. 9 to get the job done. Otherwise, they must wait until next April 10 under new regulations that came into effect last spring. Although the changes were announced several years ago, many farmers are oblivious, said Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) president Doug Chorney

Crops, Forages, News

Hay Prices Reach Record Highs In U.S.

By Daniel Winters October 27, 2011

Way down south, where only two inches of rain fell last summer, there are a lot of thin cattle and a desperate need for hay. I ve got two different farmers who call me every other day asking if our hay is on its way, said Landon Friesen, who operates Southman Alfalfa Producers near Crystal

News

Canadian Hemp Crop Looks Good

By Phil Franz-Warkentin October 27, 2011

Commodity News Service Canada Canada s hemp crop came off in good shape this year, with better-than-average yields and no serious quality issues, according to an industry source. We re seeing average to above-average yields, said Anndrea Hermann, of Manitobabased hemp processor Hemp Oil Canada and vice-president of the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance. On the

News

UN Body Delays Efforts To Regulate “Land Grabs”

By Catherine Hornby October 27, 2011

AUN intergovernmental body on food security has failed to adopt international guidelines on land governance, delaying efforts to regulate so-called land grabbing as investors race to snap up agricultural land. A voluntary code of conduct has been in the works since 2008, driven by concerns that countries such as China and Gulf Arab states are

Country Crossroads

Last-Minute Autumn Chores

By Albert Parsons October 27, 2011

FREELANCE CONTRIBUTOR As the month of October winds down, there are a few last-minute gardening chores that need to be done to ensure that the garden is totally put to bed and ready for the long winter ahead. If you grow tender roses such as the hybrid teas, give them extra protection for the winter.

Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Farmers And Public Co-Operating On Animal Welfare Concerns

By Alex Binkley October 13, 2011

Canadian farmers have avoided conflicts with animal rights activists seen in other countries by co-operating with humane societies and scientists in adopting proper treatment for their livestock and poultry, says a representative of the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies. Geoff Urton, animal welfare manager for the B.C. SPCA, says the agriculture community has fully supported

Cereals, Crops, Forages

2011 Harvest Nearing The Finish Line

October 13, 2011

Southwest Region Rainfall was general with amounts ranging from 10 to 20 mm. The precipitation was welcome in most areas. Harvest is almost complete. Spring cereal and oilseed acres were down due to wet conditions in the spring. Yields and quality for wheat, barley, oats, winter wheat, fall rye, canola, and flax were average. Sunflower

Cereals, Crops, Forages, Oilseeds

Harvest Smoothly Heads Into The Home Stretch

October 6, 2011

crop report Southwest Region Little to no rainfall in the southwest region brought harvest to 95 per cent complete; only a few fields of late-seeded canola and cereal crops remain. Most canola that remains unharvested has high green seed counts due to the frost. Producers are waiting for a rain to help reduce green seed

News, Oilseeds

Patent Infringement Trial Reduces Farmers’ Penalties

By Allan Dawson September 29, 2011

Farmers who breach patent law should expect to pay a price, but an Ontario lawyer says the price some farmers have been paying goes beyond what the law stipulates. I would say the public and farmers out there are being somewhat deliberately misinformed about what is a fair settlement, said Kurtis Andrews, a lawyer with

News

Monsanto’s “Unauthorized Growers List”

By Allan Dawson September 29, 2011

Farmers convicted of, or who admit to stealing Monsanto s technology aren t the only ones being banned from purchasing Roundup Ready crops. If somebody is completely uncooperative and not abiding by the terms of conditions, we ll put them on the unauthorized grower list, said Monsanto spokeswoman Trish Jordan. Under Monsanto s Technical Stewardship

Daily Network News

Horses really can smell fear, new study claims, and it changes their behaviour

As many as six Agriculture Canada research centres to close; industry mulls implications

U.S. livestock: Cattle steady ahead of feed report

Tag Archives Land management

Winter Fertilizing Ban Starts Nov. 10, Ends April 10

Hay Prices Reach Record Highs In U.S.

Canadian Hemp Crop Looks Good

UN Body Delays Efforts To Regulate “Land Grabs”

Last-Minute Autumn Chores

Farmers And Public Co-Operating On Animal Welfare Concerns

2011 Harvest Nearing The Finish Line

Harvest Smoothly Heads Into The Home Stretch

Patent Infringement Trial Reduces Farmers’ Penalties

Monsanto’s “Unauthorized Growers List”

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