by Breanne Baker | Jun 3, 2009 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch had an interesting story on glyphosate prices in a recent edition. The story by Jeffry Tomich says a flood of inexpensive Chinese-made herbicide and deep price cuts by rivals are leading Monsanto to cut profit expectations for Roundup....
by Breanne Baker | Jun 2, 2009 | Agronomy, Articles, Field Scouting
This is now the best time to start watching for flea beetle action in your young canola crops, as the tender cotyledons as like candy to those pesky little black insects. Flea beetle damage looks like little chew marks on the leaves; they will start to feed on...
by Breanne Baker | Jun 2, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
Cattle industry experts are in general agreement that the long-term outlook is bright for the beef industry. However, the short term outlook is cloudy. At the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association annual meeting in Moose Jaw, a substantial list of long term positives...
by Breanne Baker | Jun 2, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
The annual meeting of the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association is underway in Moose Jaw. You wouldn’t know it by conditions around Moose Jaw, but moisture has become a big concern for the cattle industry. Here in the Moose Jaw region, like everywhere else, hay and...
by Breanne Baker | May 29, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
There’s a longstanding debate over whether or not the Canadian Wheat Board extracts a premium for the wheat, durum and barley it sells into world markets. Beyond the price question, another issue that irks a lot of growers is when the CWB doesn’t take all the...
by Breanne Baker | May 28, 2009 | Agronomy, Articles, Crop Production
On Wheat: maximizes available phosphorus and potassium required for top yields promotes quick, uniform emergence seed safe at recommended rates safe on plant foliage tank mix with glyphosates and fungicides optimizes plant health non-corrosive on planter/drill...