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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..

Can’t see the forest for the trees
There’s more and more market information available to grain, oilseed and specialty crop producers, but more information is not necessarily more...
Seeding intentions
According to the Statistics Canada seeding intentions report released yesterday, there are some dramatically different seeding intentions between...
More snow and rain
A couple weeks ago, many areas of the province were anticipating an early start to seeding. In fact, there could have been a lot more seeding done...
Don’t expect U.S. durum acres to drop
The seeding intentions report from Statistics Canada comes out on Monday and everyone expects durum acreage to drop dramatically. In fact, the...
When is a health concern legitimate?
Odds are you don’t know much about Ochratoxin A, but this mycotoxin has big implications for Canadian cereal grains. Ochratoxin A, also called OTA,...
Canada needs LLP policy
It’s easy to scoff at the import standards of other countries – standards that seem designed to restrict trade. However, as Canadians we need to get...
More on the flax story
The annual meeting of the Canada Grains Council is underway in Winnipeg and yesterday was devoted to market access issues. Some interesting...
Utilizing pre-seed burn off
So how important is a pre-seed burn off? That question gets asked to me and others in the industry all the time. It can be one of the most important...
Would you bet on durum or peas?
Which crop will return to $7 a bushel first – durum or peas? A neighboring farmer posed that question as we shot the breeze at the local farm input...
More Ag Retail acquisitions in Alberta
In the past couple of weeks six other ag-retail locations have been purchased by Agrium, Vittera and other large players in the market place. On...