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Evaluating forage performance in different environments
About 20 years ago, Doug Wray drove in from Irricana, Alta., for an informal meeting at the Alberta Beef Producers’…
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Reintroducing fire to Saskatchewan pastures
Pastures evolve over time. Woody plants and shrubs, which cattle can’t eat, may encroach on natural grasses. Invasive species, such…
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Five things to consider when selecting alfalfa varieties
When shopping for the right alfalfa variety, it’s usually well worth splurging for a top yielder, retired University of Wisconsin-Madison…
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No recipe, only guidelines, to cover crops
More farmers and ranchers are looking at cover crops for many reasons, ranging from animal health, to reducing erosion, to…
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The sky’s the limit with Ducks Unlimited drone seeding program
When seeding forages in marginal areas, there might be a new way to do things — from the air. Many…
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Forages play role in long-term farm systems
From the discovery of how-to-create-nitrogen-in-a-lab to genetic diversity concerns in crops and innovative ways to produce forage, Dr. Ralph Martin…

Dryness poised to threaten Saskatchewan crops
Growing conditions vary across province

Feed Grain Weekly: Prices in a slow decline
Seasonal weakness, rains pressure barley

ICE Canada Weekly: Canola’s slide likely to continue
If dryness not alleviated, canola would turnaround

Artificial intelligence put to work on extension
Farm Credit Canada, Results Driven Agriculture Research unveil AI tool designed to produce ‘timely advice’ for farmers

Manitoba Crop Report: Rains not enough to curb dryness
Some areas receive deluge; others still dry

Pulse Weekly: Conditions vary across Saskatchewan
Weather, lack of moisture affecting crops

Barley, oats sustainability quantified by study
One tonne of oats produced in Saskatchewan has a carbon footprint 201 per cent lower than that produced across the country

Bartlett Grain completes acquisition of Ceres Global Ag

Bunge charters first Argentine soy meal cargo to China, shipping data show

Alberta crop ratings nudge up
But ground drier