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A brief history of canola research.

Canola was developed to remove nutritionally undesirable erucic acid and glucosinolates from rapeseed, to make the oilseed safer and more palatable for humans and animals. More

Choose a seed treater that’s easy to use.

Treating seed is no longer a slow, messy, inaccurate, complicated job according to Brian Ellis, Graham Seed Treating Systems. The company is the leading Canadian manufacturer of both on-farm and commercial seed treating equipment. More

Check out insurance options on the Internet.

Farmers operating as sole proprietors have a host of ways to access supplementary health and dental benefits. It’s not necessary to incorporate to qualify for these programs although, if you do incorporate, you still can access the same group benefits programs as sole proprietors or partnerships. More

Words of the trade.

Farming today often involves a rudimentary knowledge of chemistry. Producers quickly get up to speed on the herbicide products they use and the terminology surrounding them, but they may not have a clear understanding of what all the terms mean. More

Keep an electronic eye on binned grain.

Grain monitoring systems can be as simple or sophisticated as requirements and budget dictate, but if grain in a bin is not being carefully monitored on a regular basis it can encounter spoilage and pest damage.More