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Market remains hot but sales cool

Market remains hot but sales cool

Machinery makers face shortages of parts, supply chain delays, rising costs for labour and transportation as COVID disrupts the business.
Company aims to disrupt ag

Company aims to disrupt ag

Pioneering regenerative farming at scale.
Sask. food processor puts out the welcome mat

Sask. food processor puts out the welcome mat

Tours of oat cleaning and processing plants conducted.
Ultralight aircraft offers farmer breathing room

Ultralight aircraft offers farmer breathing room

Producer also owns a drone but says he gets a better picture of his fields in his mind when he checks them in person.
Regenerative agriculture reaches a crossroads

Regenerative agriculture reaches a crossroads

Prince of Wales says regenerative farming is the future of food production.
Pulse exports look plentiful; India weather a concern

Pulse exports look plentiful; India weather a concern

Viterra optimistic about a big rebound in exports.
Brothers rescue weather-beaten barn

Brothers rescue weather-beaten barn

The Schmids’ grandfather built the barn in central Saskatchewan in 1935, but Mother Nature had exacted a heavy toll.
Canola growers paid for following 4R program

Canola growers paid for following 4R program

Canola farmers rewarded for nutrient stewardship practices.
Only 10 percent of Prairies remain in drought

Only 10 percent of Prairies remain in drought

Last summer 94 percent of the agricultural land in Western Canada was under drought conditions.
Sask. irrigators urged to make straw available for feed

Sask. irrigators urged to make straw available for feed

Irrigation district organizes a drop straw campaign again this year for livestock producers who may face shortages.