4 Our Advertisers Appreciate Your Business Better Farming | January 2024 Cover: Morgan Duggan photo, Emily Croft photo LETTER FROM THE EDITOR HERBICIDE IN SOIL; MARGINAL AREAS Not many days pass when we don’t hear from our farmer readers. We get “well done” emails. And we get “you could have done better” messages when we could have done better – after a technical error or even a spelling or syntactic mistake. We get story ideas from our readers, and thank goodness, as these leads often become some of our most popular articles. We get farming photos sent in, and lots of letters to the editor. We even get advertising clients reaching out because we helped them grow their business. So in a word – thanks. We appreciate your calls and messages. Please keep them coming. The 2024 Herbicide Carryover Risk maps are now online at Saskatchewan Agriculture. As explained on Saskatchewan.ca, “in-season rainfall after herbicide application is the most important factor needed for the normal breakdown of herbicides in the soil. Less than normal rainfall can result in residual herbicides remaining in the soil at higher levels than expected, increasing the risk of herbicide injury to the more sensitive of the crops registered for planting in following year(s).” Producers should contact their local crops extension specialist or regional office with questions. Ducks Unlimited Canada recently partnered with Farm Credit Canada’s Sustainability Incentive Program. This new incentive program could see FCC customers in Alberta, Saskatchewan or Manitoba who are participating in DUC’s Marginal Areas Program receive an incentive payment based on a percentage of their total owing with FCC capped at a maximum payment of $2,000 or $50/acre of enrolled acres. The Marginal Areas Program targets areas that are unproductive due to poor drainage, soil conditions, periodic flooding, inaccessibility, or salinity. DUC offers an incentive upfront for participating in the Marginal Areas Program through a 10year agreement to assist producers with the cost of establishing perennials and alleviate the financial burden associated with land management. Paul Nolan Farm equipment has come a long way! This 1945 Field Marshall tractor sold at a recent auction could be started with a shotgun shell. Read more about antiques and where to find them on Pg. 24. Leslie Stewart photo 1-888-248-4893 PUBLISHER & EDITORIAL DIRECTOR PAUL NOLAN ext 202 Paul.Nolan@Farms.com ASSISTANT TO THE PUBLISHER & EDITORIAL DIRECTOR LESLIE STEWART ext 265 Leslie.Stewart@Farms.com AGRICULTURAL JOURNALIST EMILY CROFT PRAIRIE CONTRIBUTORS STACY BERRY MACKENZIE HLADUN Parkland County, Alta. Moose Jaw, Sask. RICHARD KAMCHEN RON SETTLER Edmonton, Alta. Lucky Lake, Sask. NATIONAL CONTRIBUTORS MOE AGOSTINO ABHINESH GOPAL DIEGO FLAMMINI APRIL WENDLING ADVERTISING TEAM GLENN RUEGG JEFF McKEE JENNY LONGSTREET SCOTT FARHOOD SAMANTHA RENAUD JOAN SPIEGELBERG ANDREW BAWDEN DESIGN & PRODUCTION TEAM TANYA MYERS GREG MARLOW SHAUN CLARK ANDREA WILLIAMS www.BetterFarming.com Follow us on Twitter @PrairieFarming Better Farming Magazine, Prairie Edition is mailed to producers in Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Next issue: February 2024. 1-888-248-4893 ext 281 Subscriptions@BetterFarming.com ISSN 2563-9803 (Printed) Copyright ©2024 by AgMedia Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction of any content without written permission of the publisher is forbidden. Acceptance of advertising does not constitute endorsement of the advertiser, its products or services, nor do Better Farming, AgMedia or Farms.com endorse any advertiser claims. The publisher shall have no liability for the omission of any scheduled advertising. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to 90 Woodlawn Road West, Guelph, ON N1H 1B2 Mail agreement #0042518524 We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada.
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