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Manage saline soil and weeds with tile drainage

Manage saline soil and weeds with tile drainage

It can take years for tile drainage to improve soils, and the practice doesn’t make economic sense for every field.
Farmland values just continue on rising trend

Farmland values just continue on rising trend

In 2023 cultivated land in this province averaged a 15.7 per cent increase
Apron fencing keeps wolves, coyotes out of pens

Apron fencing keeps wolves, coyotes out of pens

A woven-wire fence with an apron that lies on the ground is intended to prevent predators from digging underneath it.
Opinion: Product of USA labelling may need marketing focus

Opinion: Product of USA labelling may need marketing focus

Possibly not unreasonable from the American point of view.
Drought conditions worsen

Drought conditions worsen

Areas with the most severe drought have a precipitation deficit of about 300 mm over the past three years.
Beef-solar relationship to be studied

Beef-solar relationship to be studied

Orienting solar panels vertically, like fences, is one option that will be explored at a new agrivoltaics research park.
Loose housing options vary

Loose housing options vary

Canadian hog farmers are gradually moving toward loose housing for gestating sows.
Opinion: Food Freedom Day may require a rethink as inflation bites

Opinion: Food Freedom Day may require a rethink as inflation bites

Repeat causes head scratching.
Commentary: Weight loss drug craze could impact food manufacturers

Commentary: Weight loss drug craze could impact food manufacturers

Interest in the drugs might prove to be a craze but farmers need to be informed.
Churchill charts new course

Churchill charts new course

Port’s recent history has been messy, but hopes are high.
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