by Breanne Baker | Aug 10, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Last week, the price of wheat made national headlines. Drought in the Former Soviet Union has been pushing wheat prices higher. When Russia announced a temporary ban on wheat exports, the market spiked last Thursday and that’s when much of the media attention was...
by Breanne Baker | Aug 9, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles
The Elmer Jensen farm from Standard, Alberta received the Alberta Century Farm Award on August 6, 2010. This fourth generation farm was established in 1910 by Elmer’s father. Today, Chris Jensen lives on the original farm site and has taken over the day-to-day...
by Breanne Baker | Aug 9, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Oats is an interesting commodity that has seen a number of market changes in recent years. According to a recent report from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada is the world’s third largest oat producer and the world’s number one oat exporter. About 95 per cent...
by Breanne Baker | Aug 5, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Saskatchewan crops are later than normal and frost remains a huge threat. However, the earliest seeded crops – crops that were in the ground before the end of April – aren’t very far away from harvest. Over the past couple weeks there has been a marked change in...
by Breanne Baker | Aug 3, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
What should happen with cash rents on land that couldn’t be seeded this spring? With millions of acres unseeded, the cash rent situation is a hot topic in some communities. Most cash rental agreements stipulate a payment per cultivated acre without any provision for a...
by Breanne Baker | Jul 30, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
It’s a great year for winter cereals, not such a great year for canola, flax and canaryseed. The crop condition ratings in this week’s crop report from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture show that winter wheat and fall rye and looking great. Winter wheat is...
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