If you have high protein, big yields and the best quality, your wheat should be sitting pretty in this winter’s wheat market. But almost nobody harvested that, so farmers are now determining the best way to market their particular combination of quality, volume and protein. The shortage of rain during the summer in large parts […] Read more
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Time to bid adieu to GMO regulations
Most people are familiar with the story The Emperor’s New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen. The emperor, while parading around naked, proclaims that he has had an exquisite new wardrobe made, and is showing it off to his citizens. Out of fear of retribution, the citizens agree with the beauty of the wardrobe until a […] Read more
High quality lentil crop will weaken price but restore reputation
Pulse crop processors are relieved that this year’s crop is of exceptional quality. “Thank God,” said Greg Simpson, chief executive officer of Simpson Seeds, a lentil processor based in Moose Jaw, Sask. “It is definitely a blessing to have the quality we got.” Saskatchewan Agriculture estimates 37 percent of the lentil crop will grade No. […] Read more
Rodeo an integral part of life for entire family
INGLIS, Man. — The western lifestyle and cowboy culture epitomize the Larsen family of Shell Valley Ranch. “We never had quads; everything was done on horseback. The kids cut their teeth on horses,” said Kevin. His wife, Wanda, recalled their younger years in Hanna, Alta., when the Hand Hills community of ranchers would get together […] Read more
Producers enjoy hands-on approach
Couple upgrades heritage homestead while operating a mixed farm they hope will some day pass to the next generation
As ancestors pass, the barn still remains and remembers their calloused hands — excerpt from The Old Barn by Bea Janssens HARDING, Man. — They live in a 1900 house a stone’s throw from a 100-year-old barn on a farm homesteaded in 1881, and they have vacationed at Alberta’s historic Bar U Ranch. “We are […] Read moreHealthy diet includes a variety of plant proteins
Daily intake of meat or plant-based protein is ideal for optimum health. A diet focused mainly on meat-based protein may be lower in dietary fibre and the many nutrients found only in vegetables and grains and higher in fat. A plant-based protein regime will have more variety in nutrients, will have a good source of […] Read more
‘Earth apples’ tap into growing urban farm niche
Stony Plain, Alta. — Phil Bakker’s potatoes are taking local to a whole new level. He’s not only feeding urbanites; he’s teaching them how to grow, too. He calls the seed potatoes Earth Apples, a term many languages use for potato, such as the French term “pomme de terre.” “It’s been a good name because […] Read more
From the archives: Advisory group to determine best grain handling protocols
The Western Producer takes a weekly look at some of the stories that made headlines in issues of the paper from 75, 50, 25 and 10 years ago. 75 years ago: Sept. 24, 1942 The Wartime Prices and Trade Board was considering ways to keep beef prices under control as the country experienced an “acute” […] Read more
Bladder control the solution to better bin flow
DECATUR, Ill. — There’s a grain bag in the bin, but it’s not there to keep the grain in. It’s there to kick it out. While farmers might not be leaving their shovels and brooms out at the road by a For Sale sign just yet, they might be able to consider some new technology […] Read more
Digging around in the dirt might not be the best way to sample soil
WOODSTOCK, Ont. — Reading the soil’s past might be a better way to tell what it can grow in the future. Barry Raymer of Tavistock, Ont., has been developing his system of soil analysis for nearly a decade. The European-born technology senses the degradation of soil to tell what is actually present in the top […] Read more
