by Breanne Baker | Dec 15, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
As producers consider their cropping options for next year, two crops are generating the most attention – canola and lentils. Despite the Chinese ban on Canadian canola due to blackleg concerns, prices are quite good. As the two new crushing plants at Yorkton come on...
by Breanne Baker | Dec 14, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
The Canadian Malting Industry Association is saying the top-up payment for the CashPlus program should be $25 a tonne. The Canadian Wheat Board says the returns achieved throughout the crop year averaged $19.15 a tonne higher than the amount paid to producers in...
by Breanne Baker | Dec 11, 2009 | Agronomy, Articles, Crop Production
As we put the final touches on this long season, we are getting ready for next year already and canola seems to be near the top of most lists. So when looking for a canola variety what should be your main reason for growing a variety? Is it yield, harvest ability,...
by Breanne Baker | Dec 11, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
One of the best speakers I’ve heard in a long time was yesterday at the Farm Animal Council of Saskatchewan meeting in Saskatoon. While FACS is dedicated to responsible farm animal care, the closing speaker at their conference was Bruce Vincent, a third generation...
by Breanne Baker | Dec 10, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
Alliance Grain Traders has announced the purchase of Parent Seed Farms of Manitoba. Parent is big in dry edible beans – navy beans, pinto beans, black beans and coloured beans. The two processing plants are located near St. Joseph, about a hundred kilometers south of...
by Breanne Baker | Dec 9, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
For many months, mainstream analysts have been predicting the Canadian dollar will go to par with the American greenback. Some are even predicting we’ll go above par. David Drozd, with Ag-Chieve in Manitoba has been taking a contrarian view. Drozd does technical...
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