Environmental returns
ALTERNATIVE LAND USE
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BRUCE COUNTY GRAIN farmer Paul Legge likes to make a profit from all of his land. Legge, his dad, uncle, and two cousins have 3,000 acres in mostly corn, soybeans, and wheat with some canola,…
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Business side: Vacant buildings
CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS
- (J.M) WHAT DO FARM OWNERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT INSURING VACANT HOUSES OR BUILDINGS? (C.H.) Insurance considerations still need to be made on houses and outbuildings on any farm property, even if they are left… -
Market side: Futures trading basics
LESSON 36: TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
- CANDLESTICK CHARTING Tweezer patterns — The tweezer pattern is a minor trend reversal pattern that consists of two candles that exhibit almost exactly the same high or low depending if it is a downward move… -
Herbicide resistance
CHANGING CHEMISTRY FOR A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT
- GLYPHOSATE HAS TRANSFORMED the agricultural industry allowing farmers to use a simple and effective tool to reduce weed pressure in their fields. As a result of this transformation, there is a generation of farmers who… -
Cropside: Crop Protection Network
AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS
- THIS SUMMER FARMERS and agribusiness have a new tool to help them tackle crop management challenges. The Crop Protection Network (CPN), a multi-state and international collaboration of university/provincial extension specialists, has redesigned its website at… -
A sweet market for crop residues
EXPANDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL CROP FARMERS
- MAKING MORE MONEY on the same amount of land — it’s a mantra for today’s farmers, and one that’s increasingly relevant as land prices and production costs continue to rise. A Sarnia refining company is… -
Spraying best practices
TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSPARENCY
- IN THE ERA of social media and keyboard warriors, it’s easy to feel like someone is always watching and ready to force their opinion on the world. The “tweet first, think later” mentality often adds… -
Compaction action
- THE PICKUP TRUCK has been a vital piece of the equipment inventory on farms for decades, but oh has it changed. Think about the 1960s half ton fleetsides, with two wheel drive, three on the… -
Biostimulating soils
A LOOK INTO THE FUTURE OF FARMING
- NO ONE CAN be certain if and when it will happen, but the day that phosphorus resources run out will change farming practices forever. Hopefully, by the time that day comes, researchers will have proven… -
Test plot design
- MOST OF US make hundreds of decisions per day — and we want those decisions to be good. Poor decisions in crop production result in failed economic opportunities, lower production, and risks to the environment.…