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Canada may use satellites to measure crop size

Sept. 9, 2013 - Statistics Canada may scrap one of its annual farmer surveys on crop yields in favor of a report that uses satellite data to estimate production, according to a story by Reuters.

Statscan, the national statistical agency, said the satellite data was producing increasingly similar results to its September farmer survey on yields of wheat, canola and other crops, and the change would help meet cost-cutting goals.

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September 9, 2013  By Top Crop Manager