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SASKATOON — Analysts should not be penciling in a bumper crop for the Canadian Prairies this year, says a meteorologist.

“We’re probably not going to have the best yields in some parts of the Prairies, but other areas will do better,” said Drew Lerner, president of World Weather Inc.<...


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SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — The long-term organic plots at the Swift Current Research and Development Centre were cultivated and re-seeded this spring after the organic program there fell victim to federal cuts.

How...


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In the last couple of articles, we looked at the ingredients needed to produce a severe thunderstorm: heat, humidity, lift and strong winds aloft to vent the storm.

This week, we’ll look at what can take a severe thunderstorm and turn it into one that people ...


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Hogs

The U.S. national live price average for barrows and gilts was $70.71 June 9. It was not published June 2 due to confidentiality reasons.

U.S. hogs averaged $97.48 on a carcass basis June 9, up from $95.57 June 2.

The U.S. pork cutout was $95.96 per hundredweight June 9, down from $100.59 June 2.

The estimated U.S. weekly slaughter to Jun...


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REGINA — Canada’s Competition Bureau announced June 16 it will examine Canada’s food supply chain.

The bureau said competition plays a role in keeping food prices in check a...


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