by Breanne Baker | Mar 5, 2010 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
Many grain producers have been able to build up good AgriStability reference margins. With that kind of protection in place, there may be a temptation to cut back on crop insurance coverage and save money on premiums. There are a number of good reasons to resist this...
by Breanne Baker | Mar 4, 2010 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
Glyphosate resistance has been confirmed in kochia weeds in western Kansas. A report posted by Southwest Farm Press says the resistant kochia populations have undergone both greenhouse and field testing by Kansas State University and Monsanto. Kochia is a huge problem...
by Breanne Baker | Mar 3, 2010 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
It’s been a dry winter on the Prairies. In fact, according to the precipitation maps published by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, it’s been record dry in some regions –in particular northeastern Alberta and northwestern Saskatchewan. Since November 1, no part of the...
by Breanne Baker | Mar 2, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles
After an announcement last week that Yara and Terra have agreed on the sale of Terra to Yara. CF has now come back with the following take over option which tops the previous bid from Yara: CF Industries Holdings Inc. said March 2 that it has offered to acquire Terra...
by Breanne Baker | Mar 2, 2010 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
Producers are always interested in farm input costs, but it’s tough to get broad-based information. One good source is the website for Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development. They’ve long been monitoring a wide variety of farm input costs – everything from the...
by Breanne Baker | Mar 1, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles
Consolidation seems to be the reality of doing business today in agriculture. As companies become larger and there are less competitors surviving. Competing as an independent is a struggle and provides its own set of challenges. Recently at the CAAR convention...
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