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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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Seeding into muck

An extension was announced last week to the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance seeding deadline. While a commendable gesture, it may not be in a producer’s...

Predicting acreage shifts

With the massive seeding delay, what kind of acreage shifts might there be? Will total seeded acreage in Saskatchewan be down by two million or five...

Not all technology has advanced

Why is it that a lot of older AM radios have far better reach than the radios we have now? I run an old Versatile 875 tractor for seeding. When I...

One for the record books

I’ve always admired the old timers who can tell you weather and farming stories from bygone decades. It amazes me how many folks can tell you the...

Herbicide choice illusion

There seems to be a bewildering array of new herbicides on the market, but looks are deceiving. Provincial weed control specialist Clark Brenzil...

Great time for drought payments

I heard an interview with our federal agriculture minister and Mr. Ritz was explaining why it took so long to come out with the AgriRecovery program...

Monsanto’s Cash Cow is lost…Round Up

With the large amount of Chinese Glyphosate that has flooded the North American market over the past year; Monsanto has taken a huge hit on the...

Seeding delays become critical

Saskatchewan is about one more rain away from a very big problem. Depending upon where you look and who you ask, we may already have a very big...

Diamondback moth issues

Adult diamondback moths have already been found in pheromone-baited traps in several areas of Manitoba and Alberta. This does indicate an early...