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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..

Time for farm family discussions
Christmastime is family time, but scratch the surface and many farm family situations are not nearly as happy as they appear. Succession planning...
Farm input costs
Fertilizer prices have been rising, but glyphosate herbicide has dropped like a rock. The Economics and Competitiveness Division of Alberta...
Bred cow prices strengthen
Sandy Russell of Spring Creek Land & Cattle Consulting says bred cow prices were considerably stronger in 2010 and she is predicting even...
Why is the malting barley price dropping?
Malting barley supplies in Western Canada are limited due to the bad harvest. Meanwhile, continuous rains in Eastern Australia over the past three...
Best and worst cropping options
Toby Torkelson of Rayglen Commodities in Saskatoon has put together a full spreadsheet on expected revenue, expenses and returns for various 2011...
Grain price comparison
Most, but not all grain prices are much higher than a year ago at this time. On its website, if you know where to look, the Saskatchewan Ministry of...
Agrium sells AWB Ltd to Cargill
Agrium announced that they have reached an agreement to sell the majority of the commodity management business, AWB Limited, to Cargill. The...
Get More Bushels Results
The results are in! Presented at the Grower Technology Conferences and now live on the www.getmorebushels.com website, the results from the 2010 Get...
CWB election aftermath
According to the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association, the Canadian Wheat Board election is flawed. Retired and hobby farmers skew the...
Taking the big view
“He can’t see the forest for all the trees.” It’s an old saying, but it often applies to agriculture. We sometimes make this mistake when we try to...