by Breanne Baker | Apr 19, 2010 | Agronomy, Articles, Crop Production
So how important is a pre-seed burn off? That question gets asked to me and others in the industry all the time. It can be one of the most important things when it comes to certain weeds and density of weeds. Let’s start with a favourite of most farmers in Alberta,...
by Breanne Baker | Apr 19, 2010 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
Which crop will return to $7 a bushel first – durum or peas? A neighboring farmer posed that question as we shot the breeze at the local farm input dealership over the weekend. It’s an interesting way to look at the difficulties facing these two major crops. Both...
by Breanne Baker | Apr 16, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles
In the past couple of weeks six other ag-retail locations have been purchased by Agrium, Vittera and other large players in the market place. On the new acquisition list we have the following: B&B Ag Services- Mossleigh, Ab purchased by P&H Eco Seeds-...
by Breanne Baker | Apr 16, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles
DynAgra is pleased to announce the opening of a chemical warehouse in Brooks. This will allow for Brooks area growers to have an independent choice in their market for agronomy, VRT, custom application, seed, chemical and fertilizer. The loss of Lakeside in the area...
by Breanne Baker | Apr 16, 2010 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
The first crop report of the season for the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture includes estimates of which crops are going to increase in acreage and which crops are going to decrease. This is based on information from approximately 250 volunteer crop reporters....