by Breanne Baker | Jun 4, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Why is it that a lot of older AM radios have far better reach than the radios we have now? I run an old Versatile 875 tractor for seeding. When I got the tractor a couple of years ago, I initially thought the radio didn’t work. Well, the buttons no longer tune to...
by Breanne Baker | Jun 3, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
I’ve always admired the old timers who can tell you weather and farming stories from bygone decades. It amazes me how many folks can tell you the year of the big flood or the major drought or the big frost. Well, the spring of 2010 is one for the record books....
by Breanne Baker | Jun 2, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
There seems to be a bewildering array of new herbicides on the market, but looks are deceiving. Provincial weed control specialist Clark Brenzil points out that there are only two new active ingredients on the market this year. One of those is Heat from BASF. All the...
by Breanne Baker | Jun 1, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
I heard an interview with our federal agriculture minister and Mr. Ritz was explaining why it took so long to come out with the AgriRecovery program announced yesterday for the livestock industry. According to Gerry Ritz, the $50 per cow and other amounts for other...
by Breanne Baker | May 31, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles
With the large amount of Chinese Glyphosate that has flooded the North American market over the past year; Monsanto has taken a huge hit on the bottom line. In 2009 Round Up sales contributed $1.8 billion gross profit from $3.5 billion in sales (or 51% gross margin)....
by Breanne Baker | May 31, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Saskatchewan is about one more rain away from a very big problem. Depending upon where you look and who you ask, we may already have a very big problem. When it’s the middle of May and there’s a major rain event, the conventional wisdom is, “Don’t worry, there’s still...
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