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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..
Obama endorsement of biofuels
There has been a great deal of speculation about the direction of American biofuels policy. Some observers have suggested that the U.S. would likely...
From dry to wet
The dry conditions are becoming worrisome on the west side of the province. Maps are available from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada showing...
H1N1 causes more pain for hog producers
The pork industry can’t win. Producers have faced years of losses – the most prolonged period of unprofitability in history. Prices were finally...
Bright outlook for canola
Using the seeding intentions from Statistics Canada and assuming average yields, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has come out with new supply and...
$100 a tonne for maximum elevator tarriff
The Canadian Wheat Board has been warning producers to exercise caution when signing malting barley contracts. Knowing the terms and conditions and...
SOLO + Basagran Forte Emergency Registration
The PMRA has granted an emergency registration for Solo + Basagran Forte for post emergent weed control in dry edible beans in Manitoba and...
New pulse seed treatment Trilex AL registered
Trilex AL Seed Treatment Fungicide provides seed and seedling protection from seed and soil borne diseases caused by Rhizoctonia solani, Fusarium...
Viterra looks for investments
I saw an email from someone in Australia asking, “What can you tell me about Viterra?” Viterra has acknowledged that it is in discussions to...
Big jump in Saskatchewan farmland values
It isn’t very often that Saskatchewan leads the nation with increasing farmland values. Our farmland has long been the least expensive in Canada, so...
Spring Canola Storage: It’s all in the Numbers
April 27, 2009: Two numbers should be on the minds of producers with canola in their bins -- 8 and 15. "For long term storage canola needs to be...

