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Feed testing now can pay big dividends over the winter.

Feed testing now can save you money

Testing is especially important this year as supplies are tight and quality down in many areas of the province

By Alberta Agriculture and Forestry October 17, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutes Doing feed tests now, at the start of the feeding season, will allow producers to develop a strategy to ensure all categories of cattle in the herd are fed to their production goals and extra costs are avoided. “Livestock feed supplies are going to be tight in some areas of Alberta, while in other areas, […] Read more

Cereals, Opinion

Prairie grain growers have a big stake in NAFTA talks

Trade deal has produced great benefits and can be made even better

By Sam Green August 16, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutes The North American Free Trade Agreement has been a boon for Canadian agricultural producers, facilitating cross-border trade and commerce, and fuelling the economic performance and growth of this highly export-driven sector. It has achieved this mainly through the continued reduction of tariffs on agricultural goods, but also through measures addressing non-tariff trade barriers, sanitary and […] Read more

The large volume of spring-harvested canola has increased producer concerns about grading and dockage assessments by elevators this year.

Canola, News

Don’t like the grade or dockage assessment?

For $50, the Canadian Grain Commission will give you an independent assessment  of the quality of your canola

By Alberta Agriculture and Forestry August 9, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Alberta producers are reporting large variations among buyers in their dockage assessment on canola, says a provincial crop market analyst. “On dockage alone, producers have reported from one to over three per cent differences in dockage on the same sample of their canola,” said Neil Blue. “These differences were reported both in cases of comparing […] Read more

Hemp industry looking forward despite hurdles

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures gain

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans lower on the week

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Hemp industry looking forward despite hurdles

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures gain

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans lower on the week

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