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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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New World Phosphate Production

The phosphate market is going to get very competitive in the next 12 months. There are three new plants coming on stream by the end of 2011....

John Deere Sprayer – Big Mistake!

In an attempt to spray a wet field, a Saskatchewan grower unfortunately got stuck. To fix the situation, a track hoe was brought to pull the sprayer...

Livestock prices improve

Livestock prices are a lot better than a year ago. The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture publishes a Market Trends report that lists current...

Crop price disparity

A rising tide is supposed to raise all the ships, but some grain prices have increased a lot more than others. Wheat, durum and barley price...

Water everywhere

I spent some time yesterday north of Humboldt looking at the greatly expanded lakes, washed out roads and rushing culverts. Thousands of acres of...

Record book precipitation

With the growing season drawing to a close, the accumulated precipitation maps tell an amazing tale. Since April 1, there has been a record high...

Feed barley exports at strong prices

There are major developments in the feed barley market. Drought in Russia and Ukraine and restricted exports from those major feed barley suppliers...

Which crop should I harvest?

This spring and summer has been a trying one in southern Alberta; and the fall looks to be the same way. With all the excess moisture, hail and...

Questionable Stat Can estimates

The long-anticipated Statistics Canada report on field crop production that came out on Friday has a lot of questionable numbers. As expected,...