by Breanne Baker | Apr 6, 2009 | Agronomy, Articles, Crop Production
I get asked all of the time whether a grower should do a preseed burn off and my answer is alway “when do you want to spend your money? Up front or at spraying time.” I do get a lot of weird looks when I say that reply but it is true. I have walked too...
by Breanne Baker | Apr 2, 2009 | Articles, Equipment, Precision Farming
Every year we get ready for seeding and spraying which means we make sure the oil is changed in the equipment, the seed is cleaned and treated and the crop plan is finalized. But the one thing that most growers forget to do until they make the first pass with the...
by Breanne Baker | Apr 2, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
Conditions could change quickly, but at this point it appears that seeding will get a late start. There isn’t much snow left in southwestern Saskatchewan, but other areas still have a covering. Temperatures have remained below normal meaning the spring melt has been...
by Breanne Baker | Apr 1, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
I spent yesterday standing around in the mud at a farm auction sale and had the opportunity to talk with a number of producers. It’s interesting how many grain farmers are wondering about farm structure and farm size and how the future is going to unfold. Five...
by Breanne Baker | Mar 31, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
Auction sale season is just beginning. Ritchie Brothers has a big auction today at its sales yard at Rouleau, south of Regina. Throughout the month of April and well into May, there will be scores of auction sales across Western Canada. In recent years, farmers and...