Building a Farm from the Ground Up
By Angela Lovell Building a successful farm doesn’t always require following the latest trends or…
What’s the Worst that Can Happen?
By Angela LovellThat’s the question brothers Bud and Ron Michel have asked themselves (and each…
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Clarify Potential Hurdles During Uncertain Times
By Scott Shiels As spring seeding descends upon us, the world we live in continues…
How Much is Your Farm and Business Worth?
By Nerissa McNaughton Farm succession planning is no small task. It’s an emotional, financial and…
When a Farmer Dies, Who Gets What?
Nerissa McNaughton Derryn Shrosbree knows the pain of a farm without a plan. The longtime…
Biggest Issues Facing Farmers in 2025
Lisa KopochinskiAs for what can be expected this year, many things are on the minds…
Building a Better Weed Scientist?
By Tammy Jones Integrated weed management (IWM) has long been recommended as the sustainable solution…
Herbicide Failure or Weed Success?
By Tammy Jones, B.Sc., P.Ag Tammy Jones completed her B.Sc. in crop protection at the…
Intercropping Warrants More Research
This year, I experimented with a quarter section of chickpea/flax intercrop. Unfortunately, with such a…
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Hybrid Rye Gaining Ground with Western Farmers
By Becky Zimmer With the growing popularity of hybrid rye, more western Canadian farmers are exploring ways to incorporate hybrid…
What’s New in Weed Control Research?
By Tom Wolf If you want to know more about the future of weed management, it’s sometimes instructive to look…
Proactive Management on the Farm
By Becky Zimmer The fact that farming comes with risk is an obvious understatement, especially as farms continue to grow…
A Clear Road Map – and Beyond
By Nerissa McNaughton Over this series, you met Derryn Shrosbree, the man behind the mission to ensure farming families never…
Spring Burn-Off and Pre-Emergent Herbicides
By Lisa Kopochinski With the goal of “cleaning the slate” by killing early weeds that have germinated before the crop, spring…
Planting Intentions
By Scott Shiels As we have now turned the page into a new year, expectations are that we will start…
Green Lightning
By Kevin Hursh When something sounds too good to be true, people are naturally wary. Personally, I’m highly skeptical of…