October 29, 2015

The Farm Business Development Initiative (FBDI) has launched a new online system that allows producers to enrol in the program, submit their information and apply for ...

October 28, 2015

Are you finding there isn’t enough time to get it all done in a day? Technology today is making it easier and less stressful to multitask. Smartphones are changing the way ...

October 1, 2015

Often we are reminded of good ideas which just never quite lived up to the expectation. The September issue of the Government of Saskatchewan’s Agriview had my mind going...

October 1, 2015

Daily, farmers are faced with making many decisions about their farming operation. Farmers don’t always have accurate information available to them at the time when ...

September 24, 2015

It is interesting how the years alter things not just regarding agriculture, but most things in our lives. But since this is a column on farming, it is that area where I ...

September 24, 2015

In some areas of the province there has been a noticeable increase in soil salinity over the last five years. The increase is partially due to the above average growing ...

September 17, 2015

When I was growing up on a small mixed farm a half century ago summerfallow was the norm when it came to crop planning. Farmers just naturally left one-third to one-half ...

September 17, 2015

Forty per cent of the 2015 crop is now in the bin and an additional 33 per cent is swathed or ready to straight-cut, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly crop ...

September 17, 2015

As a result of reduced hay yields this year many beef producers are planning to utilize cereal greenfeed as the main forage in their winter feeding program. Greenfeed, if ...

September 10, 2015

Farming and wildlife have not always had the best of relationships. It often comes down to having two realities with divergent needs. A duck needs a wetland to nest ...

September 10, 2015

Grazing of crop residue and stockpiled forages can be supplemental feeding options in addition to swath grazing annuals, grazing corn, or bale grazing. As with other ...