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Take another sip of chocolate milk and think back to those good old days when you were a kid on the farm — when you stole eggs from the happy hens, rode with dad on the tractor and broke up bales of hay for the cows. What do you remember most? You were definitely not […] Read more

The Canadian Wheat Board is reminding farmers about the importance of variety declarations, an industry requirement since 2006, when delivering grain. In signing a declaration, farmers become legally responsible to ensure that their delivered variety is eligible for their contracted class (e. g. CWRS). To avoid downgrades and contract defaults due to ineligible varieties, farmers […] Read more

SGI is seeking public input on Saskatchewan’s farm-class licence plate program. “The needs of farmers and farming business have changed dramatically since some of these policies were last reviewed as much as 30 years ago,” said Tim McMillan, minister responsible for SGI, in a recent press release. “To ensure the farm plate program continues to […] Read more

This looks like a great modification for anyone using an ATV, whether it is for checking cows or roaming the bush looking for elk or deer — a set of quad tracks for the four-wheeler. This probably isn’t completely new, but Northern Plains Track had this display unit, (see photos) at the recent Agri-Trade Show […] Read more

Prairie wheat and feed barley growers can now buy their way out of a Canadian Wheat Board delivery contract during the crop year. Buyouts are available for wheat, durum and feed barley once an acceptance level has been announced for a given class of grain, according to the CWB. To perform a buyout, the CWB […] Read more