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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..
Seeing the future
To which view of the future of agriculture do you subscribe? View number one: the growing world population and increasing prosperity will lead to a...
Big improvement in crop potential
This past week marked a turning point for Saskatchewan crop conditions. With major rainfall in most regions, dry conditions are no longer the...
Hog sector faces crisis
The Canadian hog industry is facing virtual extinction. For three years, hog producers in this country have faced steady losses. Many analysts...
Supply, demand and prices
New supply and demand estimates for all the major crops have been generated by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. On grains and oilseeds, Canadian...
Fertilizer price comparisons
As we all know, fertilizer prices hit record high levels last year. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has just released a new report on fuel and...
Variable Crop Staging
Canola staging continues to be quite variable within an area and within a single field in some areas. Re-seeded and late seeded fields range from 4-...
Will canola bounce back?
Canola prices have been dropping like a stone. The November futures closed Wednesday below $420 a tonne. Last week, prices were around $460 a tonne...
Hay supplies will be tight
Hay yields this year are going to be well below normal in a lot of areas and cow-calf producers will be scrambling for winter feed. Paul Jefferson,...
Time to put on your Entomology Hat!
Yes, now that the spray season is coming to an end, it is time for the bugs to come out and play! There is starting to be more color to the fields,...
Drought politics
Politicians, particularly politicians in opposition, like to play cheap political games every time there’s a drought. Jack Layton stopped in...

