When Neil Reiten grew hemp this year for the first time on his North Dakota farm, he knew the crop would get his neighbours talking. He also knew it would attract the attention of the U.S. government, specifically the FBI. Reiten and his employees were fingerprinted and put through background checks and FBI officers gave […] Read more
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Deere’s RX fulfills requests for tracks
Few brands inspire the loyalty that John Deere does. Even in the face of fierce competition from rivals with solid equipment lineups, it would be blasphemous on some multi-generational farms to park anything other than a green machine in the yard. “The quality of our machines is what our customers have come to love and […] Read more
Study evaluates ergot levels in lamb rations
A three-year study looked at alkaloid concentrations and the effect on lamb performance and behaviour
RED DEER — Toxins in ergot infected grains can seriously affect sheep productivity. “If the concentration and the duration is high enough, you can have death. There are a huge variety of symptoms to make it tough to tell if it is ergot,” said researcher Kim Sandford of Alberta Agriculture. “Because ergot has such really […] Read moreProper vaccination products, methods essential in effective disease control
Common preventable problems crop up when investigating disease outbreaks in the cattle industry. This column will outline some of the common problems I see and hopefully help you prevent issues on your farm or ranch. A number of clostridial disease outbreaks occur where booster doses of eight-way vaccines have not been given. For example, clostridial […] Read more
Weak loonie, strong oil good for canola prices
This fall we’ve had the unusual situation of the Canadian dollar falling while the price of crude oil rises. Since Sept. 1, nearby U.S. oil futures rose about $8.30 per barrel, trading Nov. 6 near US$56.83, the highest since July 2015. Oil rose on OPEC’s success in limiting production and expectations that it will continue […] Read more
Candidate endorsements may not sway vote, but info useful
Endorsements don’t mean much during election campaigns. Witness what happened during the Conservative party leadership race when high-profile candidate Kevin O’Leary, who was leading in the polls, dropped out and endorsed the next-most popular candidate, Maxime Bernier — who then lost the leadership race to Andrew Scheer. The issue of endorsements has emerged during elections […] Read more
Seed Hawk’s new name reflects Vaderstad integration
Seed Hawk Inc. is being rechristened Vaderstad Industries Inc., reflecting the fuller integration of the Seed Hawk brand within the Vaderstad Group. Seed Hawk and Vaderstad have worked together since 2006, and in 2013 the Swedish agricultural equipment manufacturer bought full ownership of Seed Hawk and invested in a major expansion of the plant in […] Read more
Using media to influence
Get your ads. Buy them now. Get your red-hot advertising. One media consumer is driving high-dollar ad buying on some U.S TV networks — President Donald Trump. And the ads that are targeting this one, high-value consumer are now coming from agricultural interests. Advertising drives much of the media, at least when it comes to […] Read more
Hybrid wheat breakthrough may boost yields
Genome sequencing allowed researchers to pinpoint the gene responsible for sterility, allowing cross pollination
A breakthrough discovery by Australian researchers is making it easier to bring hybrid wheat to farmers. Researchers at the University of Adelaide found a naturally occurring gene that, when turned off, eliminates self-pollination and allows for cross pollination in wheat plants. “That is the core element for being able to do hybrid breeding,” said Ryan […] Read moreHolocaust remembrance compassionate and cruel
In heartbreaking waves of in-conceivable human cruelty, Dr. Edith Eva Eger winds us through her teenage life in Second World War Czechoslovakia. In The Choice: Embrace the Possible, she takes us on a cattle car to her barracks at Auschwitz. We watch as her parents disappear into the gas chambers. We see the smoke rise […] Read more
