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By Alice McFarlane

Agriculture Roundup

Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday September 10, 2019

Sep 10, 2019 | 10:20 AM

An Alberta crop specialist is reminding producers to take a sample of each load going into the bin.

Neil Blue said the goal is to have a sample that has the same characteristics as the large volume of product. He said farmers should also consider using the Canadian Grain Commission’s free Harvest Sample Program.

Samples can be submitted prior to November with producers given an unofficial grade, protein content, DON and falling number for wheat as well as dockage, oil, protein and chlorophyll content for canola.

Go to grainscanada.gc.ca to get a personalized kit, including postage-paid envelopes for the samples.

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Nominations are being accepted for the Saskatchewan Food and Farming Champion.

The award is presented to an individual who has taken the initiative to help engage or educate consumers about agriculture.

Nominations are to be submitted to the Farm and Food Care office by Monday.

The selection committee will choose a winner from the nominations and the recipient will be honoured at the Public Trust Summit on Nov. 13.

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Manitoba’s Office of the Fire Commissioner could not determine a cause in last month’s devastating fire at Pennwood Dairy northeast of Steinbach.

The Aug. 12 blaze destroyed four barns and killed approximately 800 head of cattle.

A statement yesterday from the commissioner said due to the size and magnitude of the damage the cause is listed as undetermined and there was no evidence to indicate anything suspicious about the origin of the fire.

Damage is estimated at $15 million.

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About 30 people gathered around a century-old grain elevator in Punnichy yesterday to watch as their memories fell into a pool of rubble and crop dust.

Last month, it was announced the 107-year-old structure would be torn down after its owners moved away and couldn’t sell it.

It was built in 1912 by the Saskatchewan Co-operative Elevator Company.

Sixty-one-year-old Brenda Perkin, who has lived in Punnichy her entire life said she knew this day would come but it didn’t make the moment any less heartbreaking.

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