At the recent Canada Grains council meeting a listened to a full day of discussions around Canada's market access issues across all the main crop types. The recent market access issues with canola are well documented and continue to challenge the countries trade attempts. With 85-95% of Canada's canola crop getting exported, trade is very... Read More
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Seeding equipment continues to get larger and larger which allows for more acres to be covered in a day. Even with the larger equipment some farmers still find it hard to control the speed of the tractor just so they can say that they covered so many acres in a day. Everyone needs to remember... Read More
As a futurist Bob Treadway spends a lot of time thinking about the future. Some people ponder the past and analyze why things happened while Bob tries to consider and analyze what is going to happen in the future. The debate on the future of agriculture is an ongoing discussion and many have differing opinions.... Read More
Last week we discussed the topic of fusarium. Based on the popularity of this One of the frequent confusions is that there is actually a difference between fusarium and vomitoxin. Some people do not understand that you can have fusarium without vomitoxin. Both are issues that are affecting farmers and their ability to market grain... Read More
With the advent of the introduction of seed treatments like Helix Extra, we do not hear as much about flea beetles anymore. The reality is that they are still around and could have an impact on your yield. Forecasts for this pest are difficult and we require the pest to eat the plants in order... Read More
When we read about innovation in business magazines we commonly see companies like Apple that produce cool gadgets and personal devices. We frequently see car companies or advertising agencies with flashy designs or cool strategies getting recognized for innovation but why not agriculture? What do you think? As a farmer do you consider yourself innovative?... Read More
Food is at the center of the world right now. Between the movie FoodInc, Michael Pollan on Oprah and the many new-reports commenting on the dangerous side of agriculture, it is time that agriculture makes is voice heard. Now before you click on somewhere else because you think I am going to talk about Twitter... Read More
Fusarium is an ugly monster that continues to rear its ugly head across North America. Some areas are definitely worse than other but the impact is real. With more tolerant wheat genetics coming every year, farmers are desperate to try and manage this disease in the most proactive ways that they can. Some of the... Read More
With canola being one of the only crops in Western Canada that will enable a profit on the farm this year we need to do our best to protect it. One of the largest threats to canola yields is the cabbage seed pod weevil. The cabbage seed pod weevil mainly affects areas of Alberta and... Read More
It is about time that we saw some black ink in the feeding sector. Whether the rise in live cattle prices is due to hedge fund buying, increasing box beef demand or the terrible weather in the US, we will take the profits anyway that we can get them. The next question is whether this... Read More