Are you corn curious?

Grain corn is the most-produced crop in the world, with a diverse group of end uses including animal feed, food processing and ethanol. Domestically, 2011 farm cash receipts ranked grain corn the third-most produced crop in the country, with most of it growing in Eastern Canada. Despite all that corn, Canada remains a net importer. […] Read more


Hi-Pro Feeds plans to buy and close New-Life Mills’ Lethbridge feed mill, then consolidate the two plants’ business at its own Lethbridge mill shown here. (HiProFeeds.com)

Hi-Pro buying, shutting Lethbridge feed mill

The livestock feed business in southern Alberta is set for consolidation as feed miller Hi-Pro Feeds moves to buy, then close, a fellow feed mill. Hi-Pro, the former feed milling business of grain handler Viterra, announced Wednesday it’s bought New-Life Mills’ Lethbridge feed plant for an undisclosed sum, will hire three New-Life employees and will […] Read more

Cereal crops infected with ergot needed for livestock feed project

Cereal crops infected with ergot needed for livestock feed project

Sask Ag staff interested in fields with early stages of disease development

Saskatchewan Agriculture wants to hear from farmers who find ergot in their cereals this summer. The ministry is asking producers to start scouting for the disease a week after crops start flowering and report ergot to their regional offices as soon as it’s detected. It’s all part of a new project designed to help livestock […] Read more