by Breanne Baker | Nov 19, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
There’s a new information source for people who want to keep track of the cattle market. Sandy Russell of Spring Creek Land & Cattle Consulting has launched a weekly commentary called The Bottom Line. Sandy Russell has provided production expertise and market...
by Breanne Baker | Nov 18, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
The Canada Grains Council meeting that wrapped up yesterday in Ottawa provided a great example of the persuasive powers of Canada’s two major railways. One of the sessions at the meeting was to garner reaction to the draft recommendations of the Rail Freight Services...
by Breanne Baker | Nov 17, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
There have been some interesting discussions as a result of my producer election commentaries from the past couple days. Here are some additional thoughts. I’ve had discussions with a couple of the producers running for Canadian Wheat Board director positions –...
by Breanne Baker | Nov 16, 2010 | Articles, Precision Farming, Variable Rate Technology
We were able to beat the snow, and got the Get More Bushels Super Crop Plot combined on November 5, 2010. With the help of Brent Gillanders, and some of the DynAgra staff, the day went very smoothly. We had the combine, a couple of tandem trucks, the weigh wagon and...
by Breanne Baker | Nov 16, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
It’s election season for farmers. Not only did rural municipalities recently have elections, but producers have received ballots in the mail for director elections to the Canadian Wheat Board, Saskatchewan Pulse Growers and SaskCanola. I have some pet peeves on...