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Do you reach for the same potato no matter what’s on the menu? If you do, you are not alone. After all, any potato can technically do the job. But think about how we use other produce. We’re particular about which lettuce belongs in a Caesar salad or which apple goes into a pie. We know that variety makes a difference.
The same is true for the humble potato. Pick th...
Farmers know a lot about yield.
They study agronomy at university, they discuss crop yields with their neighbours and they know how much nitrogen to apply next year to maximize their crops’ yield potential.
However, all that attention on yield isn’t making them more money, says a farm financial expert in Saskatchewan.
The producers who consistent...
You’ll notice at the top of this article (print version) the words “sharing our stories”. You’ll see this come up from time to time. Why? Because Canada’s ag industry has never been static or stagnant, and a large part of that is thanks to the problem-solving, innovative thinking of the people who operate farms/ranches across the country. So, it doesn’t necessarily matter...
Since the beginning of the Iran war in February this year, gasoline has appreciated 40-50 per cent. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) has appreciated about 50-60 per cent and diesel is up 65-75 per cent. Normally, these three commodities will move closely together, but these are not n...
Three weeks after the funeral, the Reimers* sat around the same kitchen table they’d eaten a thousand meals at, and nobody could agree on anything.
Danielle had stayed on the farm. She and her spouse had put in ten years alongside Dad, and everyone assumed — never out loud, never on paper — that she’d be the one to carry it forward.
Mark a...