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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..

Input cost comparison
Fertilizer and fuel prices have come down dramatically, but farm machinery costs remain very high. The Statistics and Data Development Unit of...
Interesting crop stats
The November estimate of field crop production from Statistics Canada was released on Friday. Here are some of the interesting numbers. The average...
Lessons from climategate
The mainstream media has been slow to pick up on climategate, but now the scandal is getting widespread coverage. Email correspondence that was...
Largest weather network in Western Canada
The Canadian Wheat Board’s partnership with WeatherBug has evolved into a service that will be very useful to producers. This private weather...
Public support has increased for ethanol and biodiesel
The Canadian Renewable Fuels Association has released survey results showing strong support for alternative fuels. I’m sometimes skeptical about how...
Progress on a Canada – EU trade deal
Multi-lateral trade talks through the WTO appear to be going nowhere, but progress on a bilateral deal between Canada and the European Union has so...
Motion tabled to deal with competitive imbalance
There have long been complaints about how farmers in other countries, most notably the United States, have access to commercial products not allowed...
Better PRO news
The price slide in Canadian Wheat Board grains has halted in the latest Pool Return Outlook. In fact, wheat values are up by $1 to $10 a tonne and...
Grain transportation has been better, but will that last?
A potential strike is looming at CN Rail and if that happens, grain transportation will be back in the news. Over the past year, grain...
Ottawa has dithered on carbon trading
Canada doesn’t have a national climate change strategy and whether or not you believe in the climate change theories, the lack of a strategy is...