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May 01
Robot performs precision weeding, crop thinning

An India-based robotics company is touting its three-in-one artificial…

May 01
Cutting beef and forage science is a risky experiment

Agricultural research fascinates me. Trials and studies aren’t perhaps at the…

May 01
Food agency plans trial for bird flu vaccination

A longer than average migration period among wild birds, which are vectors for highly…

May 01
Tradition, technology both important during foal watch

Foal watch often begins with a calendar date, but the mare, not the calendar, dictates…

May 01
Drone technology can be used to determine cattle preferences

Precision ranching is about putting the right animal in the right place at the right…

May 01
A list of top tips for achieving optimal canola stands this season

With more than 30 years’ experience in agronomy, Clinton Jurke knows a thing or two…

May 01
Grain companies want help to diversify

SASKATOON — Grain companies say they need government help if they are going to…

May 01
Key part of soil health is annual soil testing

Soil samples don’t just tell producers what they need to apply ahead of their next…

May 01
Research attempts to make sense of aster yellows

Researchers have pulled years of aster yellows work into one place, but turning that…

May 01
The flavours of spring | The Western Producer

Spring is a time for renewal. The daylight is generous, the temperature is warming and…