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Teresa Mann, general manager for Lakeland College's purebred herd, grooming a heifer.
Livestock, News

PHOTOS: Scenes from an Agribition

Grainews field editor Lisa Guenther takes in the Canadian Western Agribition

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Grainews‘ field editor Lisa Guenther has been taking in the sights and sounds with her camera at this year’s Canadian Western Agribition in Regina, Sask. From Nov. 21 to Nov. 26, the Queen City will be a focus for all things beef as spectators take in the largest livestock show in Canada.
B.C. Outstanding Young Farmer nominees, Brian and Jewel Pauls and their four children: Janae, seven, Brooke, five, Faith, three, and Kaden, one.
News, Poultry/Eggs

Outstanding Young Farmers B.C./Yukon: Brian and Jewel Pauls

Brian and Jewel Pauls are second-generation regional OYF winners

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When Frank and Elma Pauls won the B.C./Yukon Outstanding Young Farmer (OYF) award in 1990, young son Brian thought how cool it would be if he followed in their footsteps. As it turns out, he did just that, and it’s very cool indeed. “I remember going through the process with dad and thinking it would be […] Read more
Niagara Falls at night
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OYF to meet in Niagara Falls

East and West regional Outstanding Young Farmers 
will take home the big prize

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Beef, dairy, poultry, vegetable, U-pick fruit, and diversified field crops are among the farming enterprises that will be featured in presentations later this month as nominees for Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers (OYF) award take centre stage in Niagara Falls, Ont. Seven farm families from across Canada, all selected as regional OYF winners, will be presenting […] Read more
New canola varieties for 2017
Canola, Crops, News

New canola varieties for 2017

With 18 new varieties to choose from, growers have a lot of decisions to make

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Farmers shopping around for canola seed for next spring are spoiled for choice. We’ve rounded up a list of 18 new varieties hitting the market for the first time in 2017. These 18 come in addition to the high-yielding varieties we’ve already been seeing in western Canadian fields for the past decade. This roundup of […] Read more
Crops, News, Weather

Wet soil makes for slow process, rain, snow lodge standing crops

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending October 24

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Continued wet weather has resulted in very little harvest progress since the beginning of October. Eighty-two per cent of the 2016 crop has been combined, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. The five-year (2011-2015) average for this time of year is 99 per cent combined. Many producers were out testing the crop, however only […] Read more
Crops, News, Weather

Rain, snow, cool temps continue to delay harvest

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending October 17

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Wet and cool weather continues to delay harvest. Frequent rain and snow, along with cool temperatures have stalled harvest for almost three weeks. Eighty-one per cent of the 2016 crop is combined and 15 per cent is swathed or ready to straight-cut, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. The five-year (2011-2015) average for this […] Read more
Crops, News, Weather

Heavy rain and snow stalls harvest, sunny weather relief in the forecast

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending October 10

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Heavy rain and snow over the past several days has stalled harvest. Eighty-one per cent of the 2016 crop is combined and 15 per cent is swathed or ready to straight-cut, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. The five-year (2011-2015) average for this time of year is 93 per cent combined. The southeast has […] Read more
The Canadian Light Source, a synchrotron housed at the University of Saskatchewan. The synchrotron is a light source that scientists use to study materials at the molecular level. Researchers have studied everything from fusarium head blight to biomedical science with the synchrotron.
Livestock, News

PHOTOS: Scenes from a farm writers’ tour

Canadian Farm Writers' Federation visits the University of Saskatchewan

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Synchrotrons, robotic milkers, pill cameras oh my! Grainews‘ Lisa Guenther had plenty to see and do during a recent tour at Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation awards. Have a look at some of the many modern technologies she and other agricultural journalists saw when they toured facilities at Canadian Light Source and the University of Saskatchewan’s vet centre and […] Read more
Crops, News, Weather

Harvest progress below five-year average, rain still persists

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending October 3

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Producers were able to get back into the field for a few days and make some harvest progress in between the weekend rains. Eighty per cent of the 2016 crop has been combined and 14 per cent is swathed or ready to straight-cut, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. The five-year (2011-2015) average for […] Read more
Crops, News, Weather

Farmers push past rainy weather to advance harvest

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending September 26

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Despite the weekend rain, producers were still able to make progress with harvest. Seventy per cent of the 2016 crop is now combined and 22 per cent is swathed or ready to straight-cut, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. The five-year (2011-2015) average for this time of year is 79 per cent combined. Regionally, […] Read more

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