Scout now for fusariumConditions could be ripe for fusarium head blight across large swathes of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Recent rain, high humidity and warm daytime temperature... Rain too late for U.S. spring wheatThe U.S. spring wheat crop is still in trouble despite recent rainfall. Jim Peterson, marketing director of the North Dakota Wheat Commission, said the rain ... Bees key to fruit, honey farm successCARON, Sask. — Vickie and Dennis Derksen feel a strong sense of responsibility toward their bees. Without them, their retirement project wouldn’t be the “coo... Minnesota Dairy Growth Alliance SummitMinnesota dairy leaders are gathering in St. Paul to discuss ways to improve the industry. The Minnesota Dairy Growth Alliance was formed two years ago in re... Carbon taxationCanada’s plan to implement a tax on greenhouse gas emissions has caused a fair bit of hand wringing among prairie farmers. However, the financial impact [... Researchers learn from ‘The Beast’FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — The fire that caused 80,000 people to evacuate their homes and affected the Canadian economy when it reduced oil production got […] Pork, beef stocks down on yearU.S. pork stocks at the end of May 2017 were down 4% on the year at 592.127 million pounds. Good export and domestic demand helped cancel out some of the imp... Deere’s 700 harvesters big on autoMOLINE, Ill. — Try this. Put your 15-year-old nephew into your half-million dollar harvester, make your initial settings and then turn him loose in the [R... Weed of the Week: cleaversLast week I addressed a weed that I called the scourge of the south. For more northern grain belt farmers, this week I will discuss […] PED virus spreading in Man.Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay has asked the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to examine its transportation protocols as PED virus spreads rap... SummertimeSummertime and the livin’ is easy Fish are jumpin’ and the cotton is high The fish might be jumping and the cotton might be high, but I don’t think when DuBo... Tracing TB origin to begin soonEDMONTON — Producers who sold cattle to a tuberculosis-infected herd in southern Alberta can expect a letter in the mail soon from the Canadian Food [&... Indiana FFA names StarsThe Indiana FFA has named its state “Stars”. Brandi Adkins from the Rushville FFA Chapter received this year’s Star in Agricultural Placement . Adkins has a...