Battlefords News-Optimist

Planning canola seeding rates involves more than using what worked last year, or using what a neighbour uses. With canola seed at prices up to 11 dollars per pound and grain selling for 13 dollars a bushel, a miscalculation can be costly.

Mid-April with snow on the ground means we are a few weeks from getting in the fields. As we wait for Mother Nature to start cooperating there are a few things to think about when preparing for this potentially delayed start to the field season.

The board of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association has announced the election of Levi Wood as president. Wood farms with his father on a fifth-generation farm at Pense.

Since spring weather has not yet touched down in Saskatchewan and there could be more snow to come, producers can look forward to seeding yet again into wet and possibly saturated soils.

Financial statements are a measuring stick for farm business analysis, however, many times they are not used to their full potential.

Did you know: you hold a 100-day contract with each of your cows? Now you're asking yourself, what is she talking about? In the production cycle, the 30 days prior to calving and the 70 days following calving are referred to as the critical period -

Organizers of HayEast 2012 thanked CN and Canadian Pacific CP for cash donations in March. According to a HayEast press release, the additional funds from these two industry partners were committed prior to the Feb.

According to HayEast organizers, Ontario farmers have welcomed an extension to the program, thanks to additional funding from the Ontario government.

The demand is there. The price point has been set. Can cattlemen meet the requirements? That question framed opportunity for those attending the recent Canadian Feedlot Conference in Calgary, Alta.

The Saskatchewan Hockey Association's SaskFirst Bantam Tournament was held on the weekend in Regina and Zone 7, the local area team, was in tough. Friday Zone 7 lost 5-2 to Zone 6, which is the Saskatoon team, who ended up in the tournament final.