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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..

CFIA looks at dropping seed crop inspections
Within five years, Canada’s seed industry should not expect CFIA involvement in the field inspections of seed crops. That was the message from CFIA...
New hope for canaryseed exports to Mexico
Mexico has agreed to a 60-day delay in implementing new restrictions on wild buckwheat in Canadian canaryseed. Speaking yesterday at the Canadian...
Cattle producers ignored
Cattle producers were excluded from the federal-provincial Excess Moisture Program announced as an AgriRecovery initiative. The day of the $30 an...
Viterra optimism
Viterra has released its own update of seeded acreage in Western Canada, along with how the reduction in acres may affect the financial results of...
Announcement for Flooded Prairie Farmland
Rarely do governments act so quickly and decisively. I was amazed when the meeting of federal and provincial agriculture ministers resulted in a...
Research on GM wheat
Genetically modified wheat has moved one step closer to reality. BASF and Monsanto are expanding their research cooperation to include GM wheat....
Good year to stockpile forage
Record high rainfall is going to mean record high hay and pasture production in much of the Prairie region. The difficulty may be getting hay cut...
Where did all the N go?
With the large amounts of moisture that has engulfed most of the prairies, nitrogen fertilizer has been on the move. Volitization, leaching, and...
Globetrotting Ritz
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has completed his third trade mission to China in less than a year. During the mission, China agreed to formally...
Carbon market for Saskatchewan
With almost no fanfare, Saskatchewan has passed a new climate change bill that should theoretically provide a mechanism for farmers to be paid for...