by Breanne Baker | Nov 20, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
Australian grain farmer Ross Johns was a speaker in Saskatoon on Wednesday night at an event sponsored by the Farm Leadership Council, APAS and the Canadian Association of Farm Advisors. While Australian grain production is similar to Canadian production in many ways,...
by Breanne Baker | Nov 19, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
The hog industry did some major soul searching at the 32nd annual Pork Industry Symposium held the past couple days in Saskatoon. Presenters had a long list of the things wrong with the Canadian industry and an equally long list of proposed solutions. Laurent...
by Breanne Baker | Nov 18, 2009 | Agriculture Industry, Articles
Record setting harvest was done in Biggar Saskatchewan, Canada. 160 acres was harvested with 100 combines and several grain trucks in 10 minutes and 15 seconds. This world record will be entered in the Guiness Book. Proceeds of this crop is to be sent to kids camp....
by Breanne Baker | Nov 18, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
The new $20 provincial bounty on coyotes has drawn some adverse reaction, but it isn’t contentious for people who are living with the explosion in the coyote population. Coyotes are all over the place. Farm cats have become an endangered species on some farms because...
by Breanne Baker | Nov 17, 2009 | Agriculture Industry, Articles
US – CF Industries Holdings, Inc. last night confirmed that a fatal release of anhydrous ammonia occurred during loading operations at its ammonia terminal at Pine Bend, Minnesota. “Tragically, one truck driver was injured fatally and another was taken to an area...