D’Arce McMillan, The Western Producer markets editor, monitors trends in the North American and global agricultural markets. Each week he hosts a market video about crops. The video is designed to help viewers understand the forces responsible for changes in the trade. If agricultural markets are important to you, we have you covered.
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VIDEO: Canada’s agricultural markets update – June 7, 2017
D’Arce McMillan, The Western Producer markets editor, monitors trends in the North American and global agricultural markets. Each week he hosts a market video about crops. The video is designed to help viewers understand the forces responsible for changes in the trade. If agricultural markets are important to you, we have you covered.

VIDEO: Canada’s agricultural markets update – May 31, 2017
D’Arce McMillan, The Western Producer markets editor, monitors trends in the North American and global agricultural markets. Each week he hosts a market video about crops. The video is designed to help viewers understand the forces responsible for changes in the trade. If agricultural markets are important to you, we have you covered.

VIDEO: Tour provides insight on famous U.S. president
George Washington was a hands-on farmer, credited for having the first manure composter in the country
MOUNT VERNON, Virginia — George Washington: soldier, rebel, president, slave owner, manure management expert. Washington is better known for some of his roles than others, with his time as soldier, revolutionary and founding president memorialized in the American national capital, in a state’s name, in statues, stamps and dollar bills, but in recent years his lesser […] Read more
VIDEO: Canada’s agricultural markets update – May 24, 2017
D’Arce McMillan, The Western Producer markets editor, monitors trends in the North American and global agricultural markets. Each week he hosts a market video about crops. The video is designed to help viewers understand the forces responsible for changes in the trade. If agricultural markets are important to you, we have you covered.

VIDEO: Stars align to bring good cattle prices
The laws of supply and demand have seen the gavel drop on good cattle prices of late in a rally that began about four months ago. Live prices rose by US$20 per hundredweight in the last four weeks, reaching a high not seen since last August. Where the market will top, or whether it already […] Read more

VIDEO: Rhythmic chant and charm bring in bids
Cattle auctioneering involves much more than the chant, although that’s the most common aspect associated with the skill. Thirty cattle auctioneers were put to the test in the auction ring May 12 when Perlich Brothers Auction Mart in Lethbridge hosted the 20th annual Canadian Livestock Auctioneer Championship. What’s the secret to success in the cattle […] Read more

VIDEO: Canada’s agricultural markets update – May 17, 2017
D’Arce McMillan, The Western Producer markets editor, monitors trends in the North American and global agricultural markets. Each week he hosts a market video about crops. The video is designed to help viewers understand the forces responsible for changes in the trade. If agricultural markets are important to you, we have you covered.

VIDEO: Drones get civilized for agriculture
As drones become more affordable and flyable, an increasing number of growers are kicking the propellers as they try to figure out how to implement this emerging technology on their farms. The sky’s the limit in terms of the possible agricultural applications, but there is a limit to the amount of time and money farmers […] Read more

VIDEO: Canada’s agricultural markets update – May 10, 2017
D’Arce McMillan, The Western Producer markets editor, monitors trends in the North American and global agricultural markets. Each week he hosts a market video about crops. The video is designed to help viewers understand the forces responsible for changes in the trade. If agricultural markets are important to you, we have you covered.