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March 1, 2026

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hail

Hail Report: Severe Late Season Storms Still Causing Headaches for Farmers

Tim Parent October 4, 2024

The Canadian Crop Hail Association says September brought an expected surge in claims, as severe hailstorms…

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prairie weather

Prairie Weather This Week – Sept. 30

David Spence September 30, 2024

In this week's Prairie Weather Report, many areas of the southern prairies will see their first…

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hail

Hail Report: As Harvest Continues, Adjusters Continue to Assess Hail Claims

Tim Parent September 20, 2024

A total of 176 crop damage claims were made. from isolated hail storms during the week…

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prairie weather

Prairie Weather this Week: September 2

David Spence September 2, 2024

In this Prairie Weather this Week report, heat persists this week over parts of the prairies,…

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prairie weather

Prairie Weather this Week: August 19

Craig Lester August 19, 2024

In this week's Prairie Weather report, RRC Meteorologist David Spence says get ready for a wet,…

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fire

Being Fire Safe During Harvest

Tim Parent September 21, 2023

A rundown of fire safety tips to keep in during harvest. Did you know: August, September,…

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Grain Giant

AgTech Tuesday: Grain Giant Aims To Revolutionize Harvest Efficiency

Tim Parent September 12, 2023

The Grain Giant from Vale Industries is designed to streamline the harvest process and increase farm…

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AgTech Tuesday – Empowering Farmers Worldwide to Optimize their Combine

Tim Parent August 8, 2023

Combine Settings connects farmers so they can share information on how they optimize their combine's settings.

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precipitation

A summer of wild weather for Alberta

Tim Parent August 15, 2022

Meteorologist David Spence talks about the wild weather Alberta farmers saw this summer, which included storms,…

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Know What You Grow: How do you manage Falling Number during harvest?

Craig Lester September 14, 2020

Jeremy Boychyn, the Agronomy Research Extension Specialist for Alberta Wheat Commission and Alberta Barley, says there…

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precipitation

Pea-sized hail pelts crops across prairies

Craig Lester September 13, 2020

The Canadian Crop Hail Association says storms on August 28 and 29, September 2-5, and 7…

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BCRC: Silage is top choice for these three beef producers

Beef Research3 June 6, 2020

Three farmers talk about the advantages and disadvantages of growing silage for cattle with the Beef…

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The GrainsWest Podcast: Coping with the Harvest from Hell

Craig Lester January 17, 2020

The 2019/20 crop year was heartbreaking. Early snow has stranded crops in the field, creating stress…

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BCRC: Stored Forages: Hay, Greenfeed and Silage

Beef Research3 April 14, 2019

The Beef Cattle Research Council examines the best practices for evaluating harvesting forages based upon nutritional…

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RRC Podcast: A look back at 2018 with Alberta Ag Minister Oneil Carlier

Craig Lester December 31, 2018

In this 2018 recap, Alberta Ag Minister Oneil Carlier talks about the rough harvest, the new…

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Farmers reminded to keep a close eye on canola in the bin

Craig Lester November 15, 2018

Agronomy Specialist Angela Brackenreed with the Canola Council of Canada on the importance of farmers monitoring…

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Mitigating the spread of crop diseases during harvest

Craig Lester October 30, 2018

As farmers rush to get the harvest done there are a few things to remember to…

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Safely storing grain long-term after a wet harvest

Craig Lester October 15, 2018

What farmers need to remember for long-term safe grain storage when they are taking the crop…

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Farmers urged to reach out for help if tough harvest gets the best of them

Craig Lester October 12, 2018

In the wake of one of the worst harvests in recent memory, farmers are being urged…

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Optimizing Harvest: How Western Canadian farmers are preparing for harvest

Craig Lester August 31, 2018

Ask a farmer when they start preparing for harvest and they’ll chuckle and tell you they…

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