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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..

Canada owns oat export market
Oats is an interesting commodity that has seen a number of market changes in recent years. According to a recent report from Agriculture and...
Wheat prices soar
Wheat futures prices have been soaring higher due to drought in the Former Soviet Union as well as Canada’s excess moisture problems. The rising...
Saskatchewan harvest begins
Saskatchewan crops are later than normal and frost remains a huge threat. However, the earliest seeded crops – crops that were in the ground before...
Lentil price forecast
How many acres of lentils will we harvest in Western Canada this year? What will the total production be? Looking at Canada and the world, what are...
Cash rents and unseeded land
What should happen with cash rents on land that couldn’t be seeded this spring? With millions of acres unseeded, the cash rent situation is a hot...
Provincial crop ratings
It’s a great year for winter cereals, not such a great year for canola, flax and canaryseed. The crop condition ratings in this week’s crop report...
Rags and riches
Most years, there’s a wide variation in Saskatchewan fields. Seldom is it as extreme as this year. In many cases, the millions of acres of unseeded...
More storms…
On Monday, July 26th, another huge storm rolled through southern Alberta inflicting its damage throughout. Strong winds and tornado warnings east of...
Canaryseed woes continue
A couple weeks ago, there was hope for a quick resolution to Mexican import restrictions on Canadian canaryseed. Unfortunately, there has been...
Changes to weed profile
It’s been a very different growing season and with that has come a very different in-crop weed profile. Most of my travels are in West Central and...