Evaluating the performance of a new technology or product on your farm is difficult but I believe the rewards could put jingle in your jeans, rather than your dealer’s and supplier’s.
Grasslands called key to carbon future
A researcher says grasslands must be retained now if landowners are to take advantage of carbon markets in the future
University of Alberta researcher Ed Bork said he believed landowners will eventually be paid for carbon storage and other environmental benefits that grasslands and pastures provide.
Salmonella: deadly, reportable and can spread to humans
Salmonella cases are infrequent, but can be devastating and hit without warning. Depending on the type of salmonellosis, it can mimic other diseases and can be hard to diagnose.
Firm spreads prairie flavour
A red seal chef, Carly Minish-Wytinck was tired of working in restaurants in Winnipeg. As an alternative, she was considering developing food products, and settled on gourmet mustard. Smak Dab mustard was born.
Ag technician earns North American honour
Cody Erman, a Lethbridge College-trained apprentice, has won Agco’s 2022 North American Technician of the Year award and $5,000 after a test of skills over three days against four other top technicians. Erman works at Hanlon Ag Centre in Lethbridge. He completed his parts technician apprenticeship in 2013 and heavy equipment technician in 2018. In […] Read more
Farmers should expect ownership succession rule changes
Succession planning options for farming corporations are set to change by the end of 2023. When business owners and farmers have an incorporated business, the ability to use the lifetime capital gains exemption on a sale to a third party or on a succession of the business to the next generation in the family provides […] Read more
WP livestock report
Hogs The U.S. national live price average for barrows and gilts was not available for April 28, but on April 21 it was $$53.64. U.S. hogs averaged $71.67 on a carcass basis April 28, down from $66.02 April 21. The U.S. pork cutout was $81.32 per hundredweight April 28, up from $80.43 April 21. The […] Read more
Canfax report
This cattle market information is selected from the weekly report from Canfax, a division of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. More market information, analysis and statistics are available by becoming a Canfax subscriber by calling 403-275-5110 or at www.canfax.ca. Fed prices down slightly Alberta direct cattle sales saw dressed prices steady to $2 per hundredweight higher […] Read more
Letters to the editor – May 4, 2023
Cow-calf producers subsidize other players Recent issues of the WP focused on the state of the cow-calf section of the Canadian beef industry. There was a noticeable absence of reference to the financial health of feedlots, packers and the retailers. There was, however, one admission that there is a lot of money in the beef […] Read more
Wheat market reacts to rain in U.S. Plains
Industry officials are flummoxed by recent wheat market behaviour. Hard Red Winter Wheat (HRWW) July futures tumbled 16 percent between April 18 and May 2. The freefall was due in part to a two-day rain during the last week of April that delivered up to 100 millimetres of moisture to parts of the U.S. Southern […] Read more
