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Ontario-based Sevita International showcased its food-grade soybeans during the recent Ceres Global Seeds Insight Tour.

Sevita's General Manager Sandy Hart talked about what differentiates a food-grade soybean.

Making a budget is something many farmers often avoid.

IntelliFarm President Brian Voth says even though it's unpopular, sitting down and making a budget is important for your farm.

The Saskatchewan prairies are a gold mine for farmers, accounting for more than 40 per cent of Canada's cultivated farmland.  

With such a high portion of the province working in the farming industry, it is essential that support be readily and easily available for farmers in need.  

The USDA released its August World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report Friday morning.

Jon Driedger is vice-president with LeftField Commodity Research.

The grasshopper population this year seems to have jumped up by quite a bit. 

Plenty of producers have noticed that as we continue into harvest, it seems like grasshoppers have come right out of the woodwork in droves.

Matthew Struthers, a crops extension specialist with the Ministry of Agriculture, thinks that might be more or less what is happening.

Ag in Motion presented numerous awards to the agriculture community, from those who help others to advancements in the field that will assist farmers in the field.

This year's Agronomics winner was the ATP NutriScan 2.0, a device made to test soil samples while in the fields, instead of needing to be sent out to a lab.

The real-time soil test gives results back in approximately five minutes, whereas otherwise, a lab test may take up to a week to be completed.

Grain bins are often the biggest piece of the puzzle when it comes to figuring out a farm's logistics, as they're usually the only place to store vast quantities of granular goods such as seeds and fertilizer.

Though since they're so costly, and not very easy to move, there can be vast tracks of land that have nowhere to put any finished crop.

One new solution featured at Ag In Motion earlier this summer was a new type of bin that would solve this exact problem.

Via Government of Saskatchewan

More producers this past week started their harvest operations in the West Central region, some applied desiccants while others have pulled out their harvesting equipment and machinery and have started to get them ready. Combining of some pulses has begun and producers indicate that this will be general across the region soon. Crop yields are expected to be higher in parts of the region when compared to last year but overall the yield for the region will be average to below average.

The Saskatchewan prairies are a gold mine for farmers, accounting for more than 40 per cent of Canada's cultivated farmland. 

With such a high portion of the province working in the farming industry, it is essential that support be readily and easily available for farmers in need. 

One service offering support to farmers in the province is the Farm Stress Line, which is Administered and delivered by Mobile Crisis Services with funding from the Ministry of Agriculture. 

Executive Director of Mobile Crisis Services, Jan Thorson, provided insight on the service. 

On Thursday, the Canola Council of Canada (CCC) unveiled a new program offering financial support to help growers initiate or advance 4R Nutrient Stewardship on canola acres.
 
The program, named Canola 4R Advantage, will reimburse growers for up to 85 per cent of eligible costs, up to $12,000 per farm per year. Funding for Canola 4R Advantage has been provided by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada through the Agricultural Climate Solutions – On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF).