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McMillan: Prairie crop insect pressure light, so far

Source: Daily News | 2013-05-18
With warming weather come weeds and pests. So far insect pest numbers on the agricultural Prairies have been light -- although that can change quickly.

New alliance to focus wheat research in Saskatoon

Source: Daily News | 2013-05-18
The federal government has joined with the Saskatchewan government and University of Saskatchewan to form a new Canadian Wheat Alliance, dedicated to improving yields and profitability of wheat.

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

Source: Daily News | 2013-05-17
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.

Guenther: For problem fields, diagnosis in the details

Source: Daily News | 2013-05-17
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.

Sask. warns on grass fire risk

Source: Daily News | 2013-05-17
Saskatchewan has jumped straight from flooding into fire season this spring.

McMillan: Aim high on seeding density, canola expert says

Source: Daily News | 2013-05-16
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.

Alta. growers catching up on seeding

Source: Daily News | 2013-05-16
Producers across Alberta are thoroughly taking advantage of warm, dry mid-May weather to catch up on seeding.

U.S. corn falls as crop prospects improve

Source: Daily News | 2013-05-16
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.

Pearce: Warmer Ont. weather opens window to plant

Source: Daily News | 2013-05-14
Two weeks ago, the word on corn planting in southern Ontario was so limited it wasn't even expressed as a percentage, just as "a few acres" in the immediate area. The biweekly meeting of certified crop advisors and provincial ministry staff,...

Corn lower as U.S. planting weather improves

Source: Daily News | 2013-05-14
Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures fell on Tuesday on profit-taking and expectations that U.S. farmers will make significant planting progress this week, traders said.

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Events

British Columbia Cattlemen's Association convention and AGM
May 23 2013, Wesbild Centre, 3445-43rd Ave., Vernon, British Columbia, Canada

Prion 2013
May 26 2013, Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel, 405 Spray Ave., Banff, Alberta, Canada

Alberta Milk's Next Generation Forum
May 28 2013, Sheraton Red Deer Hotel, 3310-50th Ave., Red Deer, Alberta, Canada

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