Canora Courier

( see photo gallery below ) Continuing the tradition of the family farm is a lifestyle that Brett Spray and his young family have never regretted.

By Dan Owen, Agronomy manager Prairie Soil Services Ltd. With harvest now progressing it is time to start the planning process for next years crop.

By Lyndon Hicks, Regional crops specialist Yorkton Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture As harvest progresses it is a good time to determine if any fall weed control is needed.

Historically, farmers have determined their fertilizer needs by analyzing previous yields, soil analysis from samples taken across the field and current soil moisture reserves.

( see photo gallery below ) There is something in that old adage about being able to take the boy off the farm but not being able to take the farm out of the boy that seems to ring especially true for one retired Kamsack district farmer.

– the drainage system entering north side of Good Spirit Lake

On July 31, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced that the CWB had finalized the commercialization deal with G3 Global Grain Group and has become a fully private and global competitor in the Canadian grain sector.