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A wind-proof grain bin

A wind-proof grain bin

Design can be a factor determining which bins sit tight and which bins take off.
Market assesses comfort level of world’s oilseed supply

Market assesses comfort level of world’s oilseed supply

The prices of oilseeds are down from the highs this spring.
Old-Time Harvest near Manor relives the past

Old-Time Harvest near Manor relives the past

Celebration had two running thresher machines, seven combines, plows and tractors.
Europe slashes fertilizer production

Europe slashes fertilizer production

Less than 30 percent of UAN production capacity is expected to be operating by the start of fall.
Antibiotic spray affects bumblebee cognition

Antibiotic spray affects bumblebee cognition

Just as pests adapt to the antibiotic spray, beneficial pollinators such as bumblebees are adversely affected.
Great progress for harvest made by producers all over province

Great progress for harvest made by producers all over province

The southwest region continues to lead harvest operations with 83 per cent of the crop now combined.
Canadian crop yields to rise in 2022 as farmers recover from last year's drought

Canadian crop yields to rise in 2022 as farmers recover from last year's drought

CALGARY — Canadian farmers are on track to produce a better crop this year, even as the memory of a punishing drought last year remains fresh in the Prairie provinces.
Estevan Mercury Flashback – Wednesday, Sept. 11, 1996

Estevan Mercury Flashback – Wednesday, Sept. 11, 1996

This week's flashback.
Opinion: Don’t make fake ag news

Opinion: Don’t make fake ag news

Politics and picking sides appear to be a pretty regular source of public lies designed to deceive.
A deadly farm harvest of a very different kind

A deadly farm harvest of a very different kind

U.S. special forces green beret clears farmland of landmines in war-torn Ukraine.
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