by Breanne Baker | Apr 7, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
The Prairie Canola Variety Trials have been cancelled for this year. Several Canadian canola seed developers are refusing to enter their varieties. When you look at the provincial seed guides, the information for comparing all the canola varieties comes from the...
by Breanne Baker | Apr 6, 2010 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
In eastern parts of Saskatchewan, there’s lots of water lying around and in some areas you can still find some snow. On the western side of the province, the snow is gone and except for the extreme southwest corner, there’s very little water anywhere. The same dry...
by Breanne Baker | Apr 5, 2010 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
The first case of a glyphosate-resistant weed in Canada has now been confirmed. University of Guelph researchers working in conjunction with Monsanto Canada have confirmed glyphosate resistance in a population of giant ragweed in Ontario. The finding is the result of...
by Breanne Baker | Apr 1, 2010 | Articles, Grain Prices, Kevin Hursh
Durum is a dog, both in price and in movement. The Canadian Wheat Board accepted only 40 per cent of the durum offered under the Series A contract. Although it will be a while before we know the acceptance level under Series B, there’s likely to be 30 or 35 per cent...
by Breanne Baker | Mar 31, 2010 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
A producer told me recently that, “My banker just marketed some of my canola.” In other words, the producer sold some canola for cash flow needs. He had been holding out for higher prices, but that hasn’t materialized. A lot of producers are disappointed with canola...
by Breanne Baker | Mar 30, 2010 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
Kevin Grier, a senior market analyst with the George Morris Centre is warning Saskatchewan and Alberta cattle producers that they might lose an important beef packing plant in the American Northwest. In a recently released paper, Grier argues that packers in the U.S....
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