by Breanne Baker | Sep 9, 2009 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
One big problem in Canada’s beef industry doesn’t get a lot of attention. Canada’s rules for dealing with SRM, Specified Risk Materials, are much stricter than in the United States. SRM are the tissues in a beef carcass most likely to harbour BSE prions. Since July of...
by Breanne Baker | Sep 2, 2009 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
How’s your air conditioner working? The late August heat wave is continuing into September. While we’re approaching the normal time for the first fall frost in some locations, there’s no hint of frost in the forecast. We’re building towards a full moon in a few days...
by Breanne Baker | Sep 1, 2009 | Agronomy, Articles, Crop Production
For farmers who are cynical and we tend to be a cynical bunch sometimes, this will sound like a money grab. Three new wheat midge tolerant wheat varieties will be commercially available starting next spring. Farmers interested in planting a midge tolerant variety will...
by Breanne Baker | Aug 31, 2009 | Agronomic Service, Articles, Grain Prices, Kevin Hursh
In the latest Feed and Forage Listing Service from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, there’s a wide range in hay prices. Some are expressed in cent per pound and some in dollars per bale and other in dollars per imperial ton. Using dollars per ton, the range...
by Breanne Baker | Aug 28, 2009 | Agronomy, Articles, Crop Production
For growers faced with uneven maturity within fields, it may not be possible to swath all the crop in the 50-60% seed colour change window. In situations where uneven maturity is the problem, the best approach is to swath when the most mature plants are close to 60%...
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