by Breanne Baker | Apr 28, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
I put about 1,200 kilometers on my truck the past couple days on a road trip from southwest Saskatchewan all the way up to Viking, Alberta and back. Along the way, I passed by Leader, Alsask, Marengo, Kindersley, Rosetown and Swift Current on the Saskatchewan side and...
by Breanne Baker | Apr 27, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Statistics Canada spent a lot of money doing its Seeding Intentions Report released yesterday, but the report has limited value. A total of 12,600 farmers were surveyed at the end of March to come up with the numbers. The report seems to assume that we will suddenly...
by Breanne Baker | Apr 26, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Here’s an early season test of weather forecasts. On Monday, the Environment Canada forecast sounded quite favourable. There was 30 to 60 per cent chance of some showers for some of the days later in the week for a number of locations, but it didn’t sound like very...
by Breanne Baker | Apr 25, 2011 | Articles, Crop Production
This may come as a surprise to those still suffering from flooding, but if the weather holds, a bit of seeding will take place in Saskatchewan this week. The extreme southwest corner of the province is usually the first out of the gate. Many years, seeding is underway...
by Breanne Baker | Apr 21, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
The Manitoba Canola Growers Association has opened a can of worms by conducting a farmer survey on the voluntary marketing of canola through the Canadian Wheat Board. The arguments for and against the single desk are well known. In this case, just the idea of...
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