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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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Grading nightmare

The Canola Council has sent out a Canola Watch report on grading factors. No. 1 canola may contain up to 2 per cent distinctly green seeds and a...

AgriStability advisors

It has been well publicized that Saskatchewan has taken over the administration of the AgriStability program for producers in the province. The...

Promoting Canadian beef

Canadian beef is subject to country of origin labeling laws in the U.S. However, people who have shopped in American supermarkets often say that...

Abnormal marketing year

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has just released market outlooks for grains and oilseeds as well as pulse and special crops. A lot of the...

Tasha Schmaltz on AVAIL

Tasha Schmaltz with DynAgra believes AVAIL is a fit for his customers. By enhancing the phosphate they put down in the season, he feels more...

Ethanol 15 draws mixed reviews

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced that it is raising to 15 per cent the amount of corn ethanol that can be blended into...

Market your quality

It’s a challenging year to be a grain buyer. Quality is all over the map and a wide array of degrading factors are at play. There’s frost damage,...

Tough year for high value crops

Saskatchewan’s fruit and vegetable sectors are still accessing their losses, but 2010 has been a difficult year. Fruit producers in central and...

Increase in colour sorting capacity

The Canadian Farm Business Management Council on its website www.farmcentre.com has an interesting story on how the Association of Alberta Co-op...