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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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18 Oct 09-November combining?

Some observers have been expressing overly optimistic timelines for getting the 2009 crop in the bin. The crop report from the Saskatchewan Ministry...

Uptick in grain prices

October has been good for a lot of grain prices. Minneapolis spring wheat futures have gone from $4.75 a bushel to nearly $5.50. December oats were...

13 Oct 09-Natural gas abundance

A recent story on the news website www.telegraph.co.uk had an interesting perspective on natural gas supply. An article by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard...

12 Oct 09- Combine the Canola First

There’s a lot of crop left to harvest, particularly in the northern grainbelt. When the weather finally straightens out, producers will be anxious...

Ownership change at Canada Malting

Canada’s largest barley malting company, Canada Malting, will soon be under new ownership. The Australian bulk-grain handling firm known as...

Thinning the Border tour

Many businesses, including agricultural businesses are interested in exporting to the United States, but they don’t know how to get started. Or...

Amazing yields given the year

Even though 2008 had a more favourable growing season, some Saskatchewan crop yields are going to be higher this year than last. In the Statistics...

Grain price reality check

It gives me no pleasure to talk about the drop in grain prices that we’ve seen in the past few months. However, I’m surprised by the amount of...

Most Canadian flax in Europe quarantined

The Flax Council of Canada is posting regular website updates on the GMO issue. Europe has discovered genetically modified material in Canadian flax...