Before filling up the sprayer, check your water quality. Spraying with hard water might still give you a kill, however, as former University of Saskatchewan professor Les Henry says, it […] Read more
Coming up in Grainews: Check water quality before spraying
Guenther: Don’t jump gun on flea beetle spraying
Farmers in parts of Alberta are spraying for flea beetles, and the pest is popping up elsewhere — but before spraying, farmers should make sure damage breaches economic thresholds. During […] Read more
Alta. farmer tries ‘tramplining’ over tramlines
Farmers interested in tramlines may balk at the setup costs — but Josh Fankhauser has saved several thousand by using a standard GPS and paying close attention to detail. Fankhauser […] Read more
Guenther: For problem fields, diagnosis in the details
Providing agronomists with detailed information on a problem field can help field visits go well — but farmers also need to know agronomists might not have a solution right away. […] Read more
Sask. warns on grass fire risk
Saskatchewan has jumped straight from flooding into fire season this spring. The fire department at Meadow Lake, in the province’s northwest, stamped out a small grass fire on Monday that […] Read more
Guenther: Decisions to be made on spring weed control
As Prairie farmers gear up for seeding, yield-robbing weeds will be on their minds. Here are six tips for effective weed control. Residuals “It’s really important to think about what […] Read more
Guenther: Evaluate cattle, protect pasture this spring
Winter was reluctant to relinquish its death grip on Saskatchewan this year, leaving ranchers with dwindling feed supplies and delayed pasture growth. “We heard a lot from producers right before […] Read more
Guenther: Cutworms turn up in S. Alta. winter wheat
Farmers in southern Alberta are reporting cutworms in winter wheat and fields that had green growth late into last fall, according to the Alberta agriculture department’s entomologist. Scott Meers says […] Read more
Guenther: Prairies get ready for runoff
As cool weather delays spring runoff and flood risk rises in parts of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, now is the time to prepare for flooding. Manitoba officials on Thursday released an […] Read more

COOL retaliation may go beyond U.S. meat imports
Talks aimed at easing or lifting trade barriers for southbound Canadian livestock were more productive Thursday in Mexico City than earlier this week in Washington, according to Canada’s Agriculture Minister […] Read more