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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.. 

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The other Greg Marshall

The choice of Greg Marshall as the new head coach of the Saskatchewan Roughriders is going to have some interesting ramifications for Greg Marshall,...

Disease outbreak planning

Hopefully, we’ll never have to put this to the test, but here’s an interesting element of the Canadian plan to deal with a foreign animal disease...

Crop quality casts long shadow

Crop Production Week and the Western Canadian Crop Production Show are next week in Saskatoon. One of the overriding themes is going to be crop...

Pros and cons of GM canola

The Australian Farm Institute has asked me to write a short article on the pros and cons associated with GM canola. Whether or not to grow GM canola...

Ethanol and NASCAR

Well over a third of the American corn crop is used to make ethanol. Without all this corn consumed for ethanol production, there’s no doubt that...

The Hedge Edge

Ever thought about using options on your farm to manage price risk? With more and more price volatility in the commodity market place, farms should...

Time to be greedy

It’s rare to see financial optimism in both the grain and cattle sectors. It would seem like a great time to buy more land or buy more cows, except...

Another herbicide option

Sulfentrazone is now registered for flax, field peas and sunflowers. The new label should be available for the 2011 growing season. The product has...