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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..
Up to $750 for cattle producers
There’s a new funding program for cattle producers who are purchasing certain kinds of equipment. To be eligible for the funding, a producer must...
Saskatchewan’s crop mix
When you examine the mix of crops in Saskatchewan area by area, there are a number of surprises. The 2008 stats for individual crop districts are...
Calf price considerations
As we move towards this fall’s run of calves going to market, there are a number of factors at play. Slaughter steer and heifer prices are a lot...
Wanted: Politicians with guts
It would be interesting to know what percentage of the population still subscribes to the global warming theory. Following yesterday’s commentary, I...
Variable Stages Benefit from Pod Sealant?
With the variable stages in this year’s canola crop, questions about the benefits of applying a pod sealant are surfacing. Pod sealants are...
Pick your climate theory
While the greenhouse gas / global warming theory remains the most widely held view in the scientific community, there’s a growing body of credible...
Lygus Numbers Variable – Scout Thoroughly
Lygus populations continue to be monitored in the Peace Region of Alberta and BC and in southern Alberta. Populations are variable as many fields...
Pea and lentil harvest prices
The combining of yellow peas is underway in parts of southwest Saskatchewan. In some years, the onset of harvest causes prices to drop. That doesn’t...
Eyes in the sky
The European Space Agency has chosen Indian Head, Saskatchewan as one of the three sites over which it is collecting space-borne radar images...
Hog losses escalate
After years of money-losing hog prices, prices have gone even lower. Livestock economist Brad Marceniuk of the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture...

