On-combine grain analysis device wins award

Being able to monitor the quality of your grain from the seat of your combine while harvesting in the field sounds like a pretty innovative idea, so much so that CropScanAg brought that idea into the physical world. CropScan is an on-combine grain analyzer that provides real-time data – such as moisture, protein, oil, fibre[...]






Prices fairly strong, traffic in decline

With more farmers focused on spring seeding and fewer pickings in cattle pens, the number of cattle coming to sale has been steadily declining, according to auctioneer Tyler Slawinski of the Gladstone and Ashern Auction Marts. Feeder and slaughter prices remain good despite some weakness in the market, he added. “There’s just not the big[...]

Don’t get caught on grain delivery declarations

Keeping up with potential pitfalls when it comes to declaring grain can save producers from frustrating repercussions.  That’s according to legal experts from Winnipeg-based law firm D’Arcy & Deacon LLP. By M “Grain producers are now required by the Canada Grain Act to, once each crop year, (complete) an eligibility declaration,” lawyer Donn Pirie said[...]



‘Little hammers’ control weeds on organic farm post-harvest

Glacier FarmMedia – Conventional grain farmers have chemical tools to manage weeds post-harvest, but for certified organic producers like Ward Middleton, options are limited. “We don’t really have a sledgehammer-type problem-solving option to control weeds, so we have to use many little hammers,” said Middleton, quoting weed ecologist Eric Gallandt, who coined the phrase at the 2012 Canadian[...]


Organic grains snapshot

With timely rains, organic farming could be a good place to be in 2022 — but it may not be enough to drive expansion of organic acres, said Laura Telford and Stuart McMillan. In a talk during the Prairie Organics Conference on February 9, Telford, the provincial organic specialist, and McMillan, an organic farmer and organic inspector, shared[...]