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Pearce: Ruling over Ont. wind farm does more to confuse

Many a battle over rural resources and farm development has been waged between rural neighbours in the past 15 years -- ranging from legal challenges surrounding hog barn constructions to the development of gravel pits beneath arable land.
May 17, 2013 5:28AM


Guenther: For problem fields, diagnosis in the details

Providing agronomists with detailed information on a problem field can help field visits go well -- but farmers also need to know agronomists might not have a solution right away.
May 17, 2013 5:05AM


Sask. warns on grass fire risk

Saskatchewan has jumped straight from flooding into fire season this spring.
May 17, 2013 4:34AM


McMillan: Aim high on seeding density, canola expert says

Seeding is now active across most of the Prairies, but is running one to three weeks behind normal, leaving farmers eager to get seed in the ground as soon as possible.
May 16, 2013 6:28PM


New potato herbicide, insecticide expansion approved

Two new approvals have expanded the menu of crop protection products for Canadian potato growers.
May 16, 2013 5:46PM


Alta. growers catching up on seeding

Producers across Alberta are thoroughly taking advantage of warm, dry mid-May weather to catch up on seeding.
May 16, 2013 5:36PM


U.S. corn falls as crop prospects improve

U.S. corn futures fell 1.4 per cent on Thursday on optimism over seeding progress and prospects for the new crop, while soybeans rose on tight U.S. supplies, traders said.
May 16, 2013 5:18PM


U.S. hog futures climb with rising pork prices

Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures closed higher on Thursday, lifted by strong wholesale pork values in tight seasonal supplies, analysts and traders said.
May 16, 2013 5:05PM


U.S. cattle futures dip on belief beef peak scaled

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures fell on Wednesday on trade ideas that the top of cash markets are set following a series of gains to record highs in the wholesale beef market, traders and analysts said.
May 16, 2013 3:29AM


More upside likely in old-crop canola

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved higher during the week ended May 15, with the largest gains in the old-crop July contract as tightening supplies and bullish technicals provided support.
May 15, 2013 6:17PM


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