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Alta. municipality anticipates pulse potential
An Alberta county is eyeing how it can benefit from Western Canada’s strengths as a world leader in pulse production.…
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Making new cropped acres from old fields
Farmers know where their fields could use some drainage, where tile systems might be a solution. But deciding whether or…
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American study shows broad scale of returns on investments
Two studies were published this summer that show significant return on investment of tile drainage in American cropping conditions. Eileen…
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Higher canola yields achieved under irrigation
A survey of 15 irrigated canola fields in Saskatchewan found an average yield of 70 bushels per acre in 2020.…
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Sask. wheat growers contribute $3.6 million to research
The Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission will contribute $3.6 million to 23 research projects that received funding under the province's Agriculture…
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Grain drives Thunder Bay’s successful year
Officials with the Port of Thunder Bay say the 2020 shipping season was the port's most successful in more than…

New camelina produces plastic in the seed

Banner year for Canadian oat exports

Farmers propose tying carbon credits to carbon tax

Number of fields infected with clubroot increases in Sask.

Alta. municipality anticipates pulse potential
Parkland County could attract businesses due to its proximity to logistics hubs such as Edmonton International Airport
An Alberta county is eyeing how it can benefit from Western Canada’s strengths as a world leader in pulse production. “All opportunities are by nature time limited,” said Robert Fernandez, director of economic diversification for Parkland County just west of Edmonton. Rural municipalities need to start thinking about how to best create or attract agri-businesses […] Read more
New MT800 from the ground up
Tractor pushes leading edge of two-track technology a little deeper into the industry but not the soil
Agco’s new MT800 series provides up to 673 horsepower along with a step-less transmission and front suspension system that provide a more comfortable ride than previous parallel track Challengers. It’s a tractor designed for deep ripping, sub-soiling, installing tile or pulling high-speed seeding equipment, Agco engineer Adam Sills said in a recent phone interview. Sills […] Read more
Pull the big planter with the big 4-wheel drive tractor

Making new cropped acres from old fields

American study shows broad scale of returns on investments
