by Breanne Baker | Feb 1, 2010 | Articles, Grain Prices, Kevin Hursh
With the latest drop in the Pool Return Outlook for durum, the price is now projected to be the lowest in five years. The durum PRO dropped by as much as $15 a tonne, leaving the expected Saskatchewan farm gate price at around $4.00 a bushel for No. 1 durum with 12.5...
by Breanne Baker | Dec 31, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
Yesterday, I listed my top three agricultural stories of 2009 – the crop that defied the weather, the drop in grain prices and the trade barriers erected on flax and canola. Number four on the list is the continuing difficulties in the beef sector. Rather than...
by Breanne Baker | Dec 30, 2009 | Articles, Grain Prices, Kevin Hursh
The top nine of ’09 has a nice ring, but the big agricultural events of the year actually fall into just five broad categories. In agriculture, weather is usually a big story and it certainly was in ’09. The Saskatchewan crop had more lives than an alley cat. Despite...
by Breanne Baker | Dec 29, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
Interest rates are lower than anyone can remember. There isn’t much risk in predicting that interest rates are eventually going to rise. That’s the only direction they can move. Various analysts are advising consumers not to get themselves into more debt than they can...
by Breanne Baker | Dec 24, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
Succession planning. The experts say it’s never too early to start. Unfortunately, it’s a topic that many farm families find difficult to tackle. Over the years, expectations sometimes develop about who will take over the farm and how it will be accomplished, but all...
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