The CWB is confident it will garner a larger share of wheat sales under the open market than its counterpart in Australia. CWB president Ian White said the AWB, the former Australian Wheat Board, has typically handled 20 to 30 percent of Australia’s wheat crop since it lost its single desk powers in 2008. AWB […] Read more
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CWB hopes new pools, contracts attract good market share
First Canadian alfalfa shipment heads to China
OLDS, Alta. — Twenty containers of alfalfa from southern Alberta arrived in China last month, the first commercial shipment of Canadian alfalfa to the Asian country. Another 40 containers have been ordered. “We are extremely excited by this new marketing opportunity between Canada and China,” said Green Prairie International president John Van Hierden, who shipped […] Read more
Decision making skills developed in farm program
Real life scenarios | The course has always taught marketing and production but the new model also teaches critical thinking
VERMILION, Alta. — Students in Lakeland College’s student managed farm program earned a profit of $107,000 last year and have $138,000 worth of grain still in the bins. An 18 acre field of AC Andrew soft wheat yielded slightly more than 80 bushels per acre and a 15 acre field of Ranger barley produced 90 […] Read moreStudies conclude insecticide affects bees mortality
Two new studies, published late March in the journal Science, indicate low doses of insecticides interfere with bees’ sense of direction and the insect’s ability to reproduce. In two separate experiments, researchers in Britain and France studied the interaction between bees and neonicotinoid pesticides, one of the most popular insecticides in the world, used on […] Read more
Farm and Ranch show a learning opportunity
EDMONTON — Raymond Phillips doesn’t just wander around the Farm and Ranch show picking up pamphlets. The northern Alberta farmer stops at each booth, listens to the discussion and seeks out new products. “I consider farm shows as a seminar,” said Phillips, who farms near Beauvallon. “Farm shows are my education.” Phillips suspected he might […] Read more
New phosphate rock mine planned
Paris Hills project | Close to 40 new phosphate facilities expected
A Canadian company is expected to open a phosphate rock mine in Idaho in late 2014 or early 2015. It will be the first underground phosphate rock mine in the United States and will add to the expanding global supply of phosphate rock and phosphate fertilizers. Stonegate Agricom Ltd. is a junior mining company based […] Read morePasture sales not common
The sale last year of a provincial community pasture is not a sign of things to come, said agriculture minister Bob Bjornerud. Last summer, the province sold the 7,000 acre Paddockwood pasture, north of Prince Albert, and put up the Pontrilas pasture, northwest of Tisdale, for sale. The Pontrilas pasture is the subject of a […] Read more
Feds support hog genetics
Canada’s purebred swine genetics export industry got a $1.3 million boost from the federal government. The money is expected to allow Canadian Swine Exporters Association (CSEA) members to participate in key industry trade shows, including the International Livestock and Dairy Expo in Vietnam that was held in March. The association will help brand Canadian agricultural […] Read more
How to make the most from your income property
You may be thinking about buying investment properties and renting them out for extra income, or perhaps renting out your farmland. However, before becoming a rental property owner, there are some things you should know about how it will affect your taxes. When getting into property rental, most people will run their new business as […] Read more
Schools promote community fitness
SASKATOON — It was a conversation with a grumpy senior citizen that helped Doug English with his idea. The senior complained that he had no kids or grandchildren in school so why should he pay education taxes. English, a Unity, Sask., school principal and physical education teacher, turned a classroom in his school into a […] Read more
