by Breanne Baker | Nov 9, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
A front page story in the November 5 edition of the Manitoba Cooperator newspaper doesn’t cast a flattering light on our federal agriculture minister. The story is by reporter Allan Dawson and it’s about the Chinese blockage of Canadian canola due to concerns over...
by Breanne Baker | Nov 6, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
Of all the crops grown in the province, the one with perhaps the worst market outlook is durum. The one bit of good news is that the European Union has removed a tariff that was slapped on Canadian durum for the past month. Beyond this victory, the Canadian Wheat...
by Breanne Baker | Nov 5, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
Is this the beginning of the end for the stupid, useless and expensive long gun registry? The Conservative minority has attracted enough support from individual NDP and Liberal members of parliament to win an initial vote on ending the registry. The Liberal and NDP...
by Breanne Baker | Nov 4, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
I’ve talked to a number of people in recent days who are shaking their heads at the grain drying job ahead. Producers are desperate to make harvest progress, but there isn’t adequate drying capacity. Harvesting production in the tough category is bad enough, but large...
by Breanne Baker | Nov 3, 2009 | Articles, Farm Management, Grain Prices
There can be a tremendous variation in grain prices from one buyer to another. Late last week I was checking out canaryseed prices. I’d heard that prices had improved to the 20 cent a pound range. While I did talk to a company paying 20 cents, I also talked to another...
by Breanne Baker | Nov 2, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
The Flax Council of Canada has posted another update on the GMO issue. The European Union has endorsed a Flax Protocol which describes the system of sampling, testing and documentation pertaining to the presence of CDC Triffid in shipments of Canadian flaxseed to...
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