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Hold off on closing producer-car loading sites, says APAS president
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Hold off on closing producer-car loading sites, says APAS president

Government needs to "get off the pot" and do a full rail costing review

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The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) is asking for a time-out on Canadian Pacific (CP) Railway’s planned closure of 10 producer-car loading sites. “It’s great to have legislation (saying) that we can get producer cars, but if there’s nowhere to drop them off, it’s not going to help anybody,” says Todd Lewis, president of […] Read more
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Sask. harvest 26 per cent in the bin, topsoil moisture continues to decline

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending August 28

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Relatively warm and dry weather has allowed producers to continue making good time with harvest, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Weekly Crop Report. Twenty-six per cent of the crop is now in the bin, well ahead of the five-year (2012-2016) average for this time of year of 16 per cent combined. Twenty-four per cent of the […] Read more
What will farm machines look like in 10 years?
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What will farm machines look like in 10 years?

Autonomous drill ready to seed Saskatchewan fields next season

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What were most farmers thinking as they watched DOT, the autonomous implement platform, perform for seemingly never-ending crowds during the Ag in Motion farm show in July? It’s hard to say if it was amazement, excitement that field robots are finally here, or some combination of the two. Whichever it was, DOT, the brainchild of […] Read more
Grain buyers want you thinking about residues before you harvest
Crops, News

Grain buyers want you thinking about residues before you harvest

It hasn’t happened yet, but exceeding pesticide residue limits on exported grain could cause a ‘big problem’

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Grain growers are again being urged to heed the labels on their pre-harvest pesticides and avoid going over maximum residue limits. “We’re selling our crops mostly into export, and our exports markets are very sensitive to residual levels of different crop protection products that we use,” said Alberta Wheat Commission chair Kevin Auch, who farms […] Read more
Crops, News, Weather

Harvest operations advance, 14 per cent of crops in the bin

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending August 21

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A relatively warm and dry week allowed many producers to continue with harvest operations, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. Fourteen per cent of the crop is now in the bin, well ahead of the five-year (2012-2016) average eight per cent for this time. Fifteen per cent of the crop is swathed or ready […] Read more
“We’re ready to move whatever size grain crop that we see this year,” says David Przednowek, CN’s director of grain marketing.
Crops, News

CN sets new record for grain shipment

Better communication with partners and longer trains help move grain faster, more efficiently

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Canadian National (CN) Railway set a new record for grain shipment in 2016-2017, nudging past the 2014-15 record by two per cent. The railway moved a total of 21.8 million tonnes in the last year, and also set new monthly shipping records during the fall and winter. The railway attributes its success to a combination […] Read more
Crops, News, Weather

Seven per cent of crops harvested, beating five year average

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending August 14

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Despite rain delays in some areas, producers in the province now have seven per cent of the crop in the bin and seven per cent swathed or ready to straight-cut. The five-year (2012-2016) average for this time of year is four per cent combined and six per cent swathed or ready to straight-cut, according to […] Read more
Crops, News, Weather

Harvest advances in southwest, hay fields below average

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending August 7

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Producers in the province have two per cent of the crop combined and three per cent swathed or ready to straight-cut, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. The five-year (2012-2016) average for this time of year is two per cent combined and two per cent swathed or ready to straight-cut. Seventy-five per cent of […] Read more
This wooden rig mat road was built by Matt Undlin.
Crops, Features, News

Getting through the mud to stored grain

Wet weather can ruin grain-hauling plans. See Matt Undlin’s surefire solution

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As farmers we are always at the mercy of Mother Nature and lately it seems that weather patterns are getting even more intense. Outside Kyle, Saskatchewan, we had over 33 inches of rainfall last growing season but a fairly average snowfall. For Matt Undlin, a farmer in Lansford, North Dakota, the exact opposite was true. […] Read more

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