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Catch up on this quarter’s must-read stories, featuring key insights, expert opinions, and practical advice from the Farm Forum. Click on any article to dive deeper into the full content.

April 8, 2025

Facing down uncertainty

Trade tariffs, threatened and real, are influencing commodity markets and farmers’ peace-of-mind. How will they affect you? This markets expert advises keeping a cool head and focus on growing the best crop you can.

April 8, 2025

KOCHIA: Fight smarter, not harder

Got kochia? Of course you do. As kochia expands its range and develops resistance to multiple herbicides, farmers are looking for solutions that actually work. Experts say all tools should be on the table from strategic herbicide use to rotations to mechanical control and even row spacing. The good news is that, with a good plan, you can keep kochia in check and protect crop yields.

April 8, 2025

DISEASE OUTLOOK 2025: Must-have updates, best advice and what’s coming next

Is that blackleg or verticillium stripe on your canola? Is your corn at risk for tar spot? What’s happening with cereal rusts? How about white mould inoculum in soybean fields? Three disease experts let you know what to look out for in 2025, and what to do about what you find.

April 8, 2025

An Unconventional Path to Success

Marcus and Paige Dueck don’t run your average dairy farm. They have coloured outside the lines by choosing Brown Swiss cows, growing hay for the high-end horse market, embracing not-so-typical technology and an interesting hiring tactic. They show how taking an unconventional approach to business can pay off.

April 8, 2025

New tech advances mean continued growth for canola

Have we reached peak canola yield? These experts say no, and that we will get past 50 bushels per acre in time. While canola trait technologies continue to improve in-field performance, farmers also need to adapt production techniques.