by Breanne Baker | Aug 8, 2011 | Agronomic Service, Agronomy, Articles, Field Scouting
From Amanda Homans, Decisive Farming Agronomist. There are canola growers in the area that are spraying their fields for late season insects including lygus, bertha armyworm and diamondback moth. It is very important to keep an eye on your crops as insects can cause a...
by Breanne Baker | Jan 7, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Agronomic Service, Articles, Kevin Hursh
One of the highlights of Crop Production Week will be hearing Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc. out of Topeka, Kansas. His weather forecasts have gained quite a following in Western Canada. On Monday afternoon at the SaskFlax meeting, Drew Lerner will address the...
by Breanne Baker | Dec 6, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Agronomic Service, Articles, Kevin Hursh
As grain producers make cropping and marketing decisions for the upcoming growing season, the number one concern continues to be too much moisture. For years, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture has published a stubble soil moisture map around this time. Not this...
by Breanne Baker | Dec 3, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Agronomic Service, Articles, Kevin Hursh
We have friends who spend a good chunk of the winter on Vancouver Island. Here’s a story they emailed us from the Left Coast: Animal lovers are nuts here. Hundreds of wild rabbits at the University in Victoria were captured by a group called EARS, the Earth Animal...
by Breanne Baker | Oct 15, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Agronomic Service, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has just released market outlooks for grains and oilseeds as well as pulse and special crops. A lot of the production and export projections are dramatic departures from the norm. Here’s a sampling. Canadian durum production is...
by Breanne Baker | Sep 28, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Agronomic Service, Articles, Kevin Hursh
A labour disruption is brewing at CN Rail. The Grain Growers of Canada has sent a letter to the federal Minister of Labour asking for both back to work legislation and “an immediate and appropriate dispute resolution process in the event of a labour disruption…” We...
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