by Breanne Baker | Mar 26, 2009 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
A conference is underway in Regina to explore the topic of how land owners can be compensated for Ecological Goods and Services. The conference is co-sponsored by APAS, the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan. Farmers and ranchers provide many services...
by Breanne Baker | Mar 25, 2009 | Agriculture Industry, Articles
“Consolidation in the world’s fertilizer industry continues. Although the global economic collapse has left many traditional corporate raiders humbled, if not penniless, recent prosperity in the fertilizer industry continues to fuel consolidation. This blog will focus...
by Breanne Baker | Mar 19, 2009 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
The balanced Saskatchewan budget is the envy of other provinces. It’s a good budget for farmers. After decades of injustice, the education tax on farmland has finally been addressed in a meaningful and sustainable way. As well, the Ministry of Agriculture budget is...
by Breanne Baker | Mar 18, 2009 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
One farm input cost that has come down dramatically from last year is diesel fuel. Allyn Tastad, a partner in the Saskatoon accounting firm of Hounjet Tastad Harpham has analyzed diesel consumption costs for some of his farm clients. Back in 2007, farm diesel averaged...