That’s the case in the southern Prairies, but bag sales have been brisk in the north, where the crop is larger
Portions of the prairie landscape are not as white as usual this time of year and that’s not a reference to snow. A poster named Saskfarmer3 on Agriville’s Commodity Marketing forum said he recently drove from Balgonie, Sask., to Brooks, Alta., and could count the number of white grain bags on his fingers and toes. […] Read moreTag Archives storage
Rail storage firm eyes agriculture
A new storage and mustering site will accommodate 300 rail cars by the end of this month when Alberta Midland Railway Terminal Ltd. opens its first phase in Lamont County northeast of Edmonton. And by this fall, likely sometime in October, the new terminal will have an 850-rail car capacity to serve private fleet owners […] Read more
Fire in canola hopper bin causes consternation
An extraordinary photo that went viral on social media depicting a Dec. 6 bin fire should serve as a stark reminder of how wrong things can go when storing canola. The cause of the fire is a mystery to its owner, Jim Shirley, who farms about 1,000 acres near Kelvington, Sask. Shirley found out about […] Read more
Plan storage beyond expectations
There are three reasons why many farms have a bigger and better grain handling and storage facility than the wooden-crib elevator that once stood a few kilo-metres down the road: Farms are bigger, and so are yields. Producers are doing more of their own drying and cleaning. The corn tsunami forced growers in Canada’s growing […] Read more
