by Breanne Baker | Sep 22, 2009 | Agronomy, Articles, Crop Production
September 22, 2009 — Post harvest spraying is a great opportunity to control perennial weeds and winter annuals, according to Arvel Lawson, Canola Council of Canada (CCC) program manager of Crop Production. “Effective control this fall will prevent these...
by Breanne Baker | Sep 22, 2009 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Most producers would love the opportunity to turn back the clock and redo some of their new crop marketing decisions. Red lentil contract prices were over 35 cents a pound for quite some time in the late spring. Prices now are in the mid-20s. Before Christmas, yellow...
by Breanne Baker | Sep 21, 2009 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
The premiere edition of the new magazine Saskatchewan Beef Business has an interesting article on the Canadian BSE risk status versus the status of the Americans. Both countries are considered to be in the “controlled” risk category. However, the Americans don’t try...
by Breanne Baker | Sep 18, 2009 | Articles, Farm Management, Grain Prices
You can find market analysts who think grain prices will continue to decline and you can find analysts who think prices are going to improve. One of the optimists is Robert Winslow of Wellington West Capital Markets Inc. He released a report this week predicting that...
by Breanne Baker | Sep 17, 2009 | Articles, Farm Management, Grain Prices
Weeks after it happened, there are still far more questions than answers concerning the European rejection of a shipment of Canadian flax. The Europeans allegedly found traces of a genetically modified variety within a shipment. With Europe as the dominant buyer of...