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Taking inventory – new digital tool helps monitor what’s in your bins
It’s been a tough growing season and growers have been working hard for every bushel this year. It’s important to not let those efforts go to waste, part of that means getting the most out of their operation..

Did you walk your fields today? – Part 2
From Canola Council of Canada Bald patches. Blank areas in the field can result from dry seedbeds, heavy winds, drowned plants, seed rots, cutworms...
Did you walk your fields today? – Part 1
From Canola Council of Canada Canola growers are encouraged to walk their fields a couple times a week — or more — until plants are firmly...
Want to sell your canola at $627.50/mt on the futures market?
This morning I was reading the weekly market report that I get from Know-Risk Farm Management and came across this opportunity and strategy as a...
Farm Credit Canada Accepting Applications for Agrispirit Fund
From Agri-News Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is accepting applications for its Agrispirit fund from now until June 20, 2011. The corporation is donating...
Do you see sulphur deficiency symptoms?
From Canola Council of Canada Sulphur deficiency can show up as early as the 4-5 leaf stage in fields that are highly deficient. Deficiency tends to...
Russian Grain Export Ban – Update
Following an announcement to lift the ban on grain exports from Russia beginning July 1st, 2011, the price of wheat futures is seeing a decline. The...
Weed control in cool, wet conditions
From Canola Council of Canada: Herbicides in general tend to work best in warm sunny conditions when weeds are actively growing and cycling...
Ma’aden phosphate plant takes on first contract- NEW production
The massive phosphate plant in Morocco that was set to come on stream in Q3 of 2011 has just confirmed their first contract of phosphate with India....
Another year with Unseeded Acreage
Farmers in southeastern Saskatchewan are in trouble. Only a limited amount of crop has been seeded, time is running out and rain continues to fall....
Russian grain export ban to be lifted
The ban on grain exports from Russia will be lifted as of July 1st, 2011 following a ten percent increase in planting and six million tonnes of...