Trials show early spraying boosts canola yields
Early weed control in canola results in yield advantages at no extra cost to producers.
Canola…
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U.S. corn making much of Canada’s ethanol
Canada's ethanol mandate is being met in a large part by a torrent of U.S. corn ethanol flooding…
American ethanol industry risks not meeting mandate
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The U.S. ethanol industry has crashed into the blend wall.
Ethanol promoters…
Whelanese big part of remembering former ag minister
Every few months over the past years, the telephone at the Western Producer’s Ottawa office would…
New cereal crop varieties registered in 2012 or supported for registration
Crop type: Wheat
Variety/Line name(s): AAC Bailey (BW901)
Class/Description: CWRS
Developed:…
Crop Production Show draws record crowd
Good weather and an optimistic industry helped draw a record crowd to this year's Crop Production…
Egg hatchery a numbers game
TOFIELD, Alta. — The hatching egg business is a detail business.
Ashley and Ryan Rietveld's…
Alta. producer keen on Maine Anjou purebreds
REGINA, Sask. — Since Maine Anjou cattle landed in Canada in 1969, they have undergone a major…
Bison sale number up; prices dip slightly
Two sales to American buyers topped the 20th annual Canadian national bison sale held during…
Alberta county calls for wild boar eradication
Wild boars, raised as livestock but destructive when they escape, are pests that should be…
