I was not surprised to see that Western Producer reporter Sean Pratt’s special report in the Feb. 26 edition prompted many comments on our website and social media channels last week. Pratt’s special report, with the headline, Is it time to relax land ownership restrictions, examined the Saskatchewan Farm Land Security Board’s ruling that the […] Read more
Robin Booker
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Your View: Farmland ownership rules
WP reporter Sean Pratt produced a special report about the Saskatchewan Farm Land Security Board’s decision to allow the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board to purchase farmland in the province. In this special report Pratt lays out some major concerns in the debate. To read it click here: Is it time to relax land ownership […] Read more
Video: Canada’s agricultural markets updates – Feb. 25, 2015
D’Arce McMillan, The Western Producer markets editor, monitors trends in the North American and global agricultural markets. Each week he hosts two markets videos, crops and livestock. The videos are designed to help viewers understand the forces responsible for changes in the trade. If agricultural markets are important to you, we have you covered. Crops: […] Read more
Join dialogue to get answers
Ed White produced a news story for the Feb. 19 edition of the paper with the headline, New crop price listing service must prove it is unique. In it, he detailed the Alberta Wheat Commission’s proposed crop price listing website. When I wrote this column, there was only one comment on the story’s web page, […] Read more
Western Producer website a portal for discussion
It wasn’t many years ago when media users had little ability to critique the reports they read, watched or listened to — it was a one-way delivery. Sure, people could write a letter to the Editor and The Western Producer still receives excellent comments that way. However, in the media landscape today many people want […] Read more
New metering system offers improved control
At the heart of every air cart in the new line by New Holland Agriculture, beats a new metering system. The new system was designed to apportion seed and product at high rates and provide sectional control. The air carts have individual metering modules for each run under each product tank. The P.4950 will be […] Read more
Video: Canada’s agricultural markets updates – February 04, 2015
D’Arce McMillan, The Western Producer markets editor, monitors trends in the North American and global agricultural markets. Each week he hosts two markets videos, crops and livestock. The videos are designed to help viewers understand the forces responsible for changes in the trade. If agricultural markets are important to you, we have you covered. Crops: […] Read more
Minimize tillage to fight compaction
Careful tillage can prevent issues with soil compaction, says researcher
Tillage destroys soil structure, which is the No. 1 defence against soil compaction for farmers, says an American researcher. Jodi Dejong-Hughes, who studies soil compaction at the University of Minnesota, told the recent CropSphere conference in Saskatoon that soil with good structure can carry greater loads. That’s because small pieces of soil bound together with […] Read more
Video: WWF takes aim at food production issues
The World Wildlife Fund says it doesn’t want to be one of those environmental groups that complains a lot about agriculture but offers little practical help. The organization hopes to become more relevant by helping companies and stakeholders in the food supply chain develop strategies that make food production more sustainable. Jason Clay, WWF’s senior […] Read more
Video: Canada’s agricultural markets updates – January 7, 2015
D’Arce McMillan, Western Producer markets editor, monitors trends in the North American and global agricultural markets. Each week he hosts two markets videos, crops and livestock. The videos are designed to help viewers understand the forces responsible for changes in the trade. If agricultural markets are important to you, we have you covered. Crops: […] Read more
