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
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Wind tunnel rates spray nozzle drift
There is no shortage of sprayer nozzle varieties on the agricultural market, and most, if not all of them, have been tested at Alberta Agriculture’s AgTech Centre at Lethbridge College. At an open house Feb. 12, project manager Brian Storozynsky demonstrated the wind tunnel used to test nozzles and measure their potential to produce airborne […] Read more
Video: Bumper crops last year took toll on soil nutrients
Growers can reduce fertilizer costs by using a forage rotation or adding manure to the field, says soil scientist
Part three of the Fertilizer Return on Investment series EDMONTON — Producers looking for top yields might find that previous good crops and traditional fertilizer strategies have plundered their soil bank accounts. “It’s amounts in, amounts out, and that is very important to look at over the long haul,” said University of Saskatchewan soil scientist […] Read more
VIDEO: Service aims to complement, not compete
FarmCo will post regional grain price averages so farmers can assess an elevator’s bid
A new price-posting system won’t undermine the work of independent advisers or threaten the commercial integrity of grain companies, says one of the men putting it together. Russ Crawford, vice-president of FarmCo, said the Alberta Wheat Commission’s hoped-for service at www.pdqinfo.ca will offer something fresh for the marketplace from which everyone should benefit. “This is […] Read moreVideo: Economic outlook survey held surprises for surveyor
Farmers appear to have both wise and inexplicable views on whether or not farming is a good industry in which to invest, says the economist who helped design the Canadian Agricultural Outlook Survey. “I’m not a psychologist and I think some of those skills are probably required to interpret all this information,” said Al Mussell, […] Read more
Questions – and answers – about the Alberta Wheat Commission plans for Western Canadian grain price listing and data
I wrote a column in this week’s edition (February 19) raising questions and concerns I’d heard from numerous analysts, brokers, newsletter writers and advisers to farmers about the Alberta Wheat Commission’s plans to have a price-reporting website that farmers can use to assess their local crop price bids. You can read it here: http://www.producer.com/2015/02/new-crop-price-listing-service-must-prove-it-is-unique/ While covering […] Read more
Video: Canada’s agricultural markets updates – February 18, 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
Video: Canada’s agricultural markets updates – February 11, 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
Video: Nutrient management important following big crops
Here is part two of The Western Producer’s four episode series on fertilizer return on investment: Video: Fertilizer won’t pay off without a plan EDMONTON — Getting fertilizer right can be a challenge. Multiple cropping histories, variable moisture and soil, spring temperatures and the timing of applications makes choices complicated, but not impossible. “Doing nothing, […] Read more
Video: Fertilizer won’t pay off without a plan
Producers all have a ballpark number about how much fertilizer they will use on a given crop. Their wheat will get 70 pounds of actual nitrogen, 30 of phosphorus and 10 of sulfur. No potassium is applied at all in large parts of the Prairies, with the expectation that the soil is rich in potash.
Part one of the multi-part series Fertilizer Return on Investment. Fertilizer won’t pay off without a plan Producers have the financial wherewithal to take some chances with increased inputs when commodity prices are higher and margins can cover all the costs of farming. These strategies pay off to a point: yields increase and with them […] Read more
