by Breanne Baker | May 22, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
Moisture conditions will soon become a big issue on the western side of Saskatchewan. The latest crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture shows topsoil moisture on cropland is short from North Battleford to Swift Current and west to Alberta. Two spots are mapped...
by Breanne Baker | May 21, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
Republican and Democratic Senators from several cattle-producing states have introduced a bill to curtail captive supply in American cattle markets. Here in Canada, the National Farmers Union is calling for us to follow the American lead. The NFU has long said that...
by Breanne Baker | May 20, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
For some time, Viterra has made it no secret that it is in an acquisition mode. At $1.4 billion in cash and shares, the Viterra deal to buy ABB Grain of Australia is a mega-acquisition. Mayo Schmidt has had an amazing track record as head of the company that used to...
by Breanne Baker | May 19, 2009 | Agronomy, Articles, Crop Production
Recent snowfall and frost in Alberta and some other parts of the Prairies may be prompting canola growers to consider reseeding, but the Canola Council of Canada (CCC) urges producers to wait a few days or longer to assess the damage. “Resist the urge to...
by Breanne Baker | May 19, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
The warm weather that is forecast for the end of the week will be welcome. It isn’t uncommon to get snowstorms well into May, but this year has seen a lot of unseasonably cold weather. Last week’s crop report put Saskatchewan seeding progress at 23 per cent which is...
by Breanne Baker | May 14, 2009 | Articles, Precision Farming, Variable Rate Technology
DynAgra’s Get More Bushels Super Crop Plot was seeded on May 12th and 13th. A few short showers put a damper on us on Tuesday, but we were back at it on Wednesday morning. The moisture levels were great, perfect seeding conditions! The plot was seeded with a 54...
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