by Breanne Baker | Apr 29, 2009 | Agronomy, Articles, Crop Production
Trilex AL Seed Treatment Fungicide provides seed and seedling protection from seed and soil borne diseases caused by Rhizoctonia solani, Fusarium spp., Pythium spp., Botrytis cinerea and Phomopsis longicolla on labeled crops. Trilex AL is registered for use on beans...
by Breanne Baker | Apr 29, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
I saw an email from someone in Australia asking, “What can you tell me about Viterra?” Viterra has acknowledged that it is in discussions to purchase ABB Grain Ltd. of Australia. The reported, but unconfirmed purchase price would be over a billion dollars. Where do...
by Breanne Baker | Apr 28, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
It isn’t very often that Saskatchewan leads the nation with increasing farmland values. Our farmland has long been the least expensive in Canada, so we’re finally playing some catch-up. The latest Farmland Values Report from Farm Credit Canada indicates that the...
by Breanne Baker | Apr 27, 2009 | Agronomy, Articles, Crop Production
April 27, 2009: Two numbers should be on the minds of producers with canola in their bins — 8 and 15. “For long term storage canola needs to be kept below 8 percent moisture and 15 degrees Celsius” says Canola Council of Canada agronomist Matthew...
by Breanne Baker | Apr 27, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
The Stats Can seeding intentions report released on Friday had lots of surprises. Perhaps the biggest surprise is field peas. Most observers have been calling for a decline in pea acreage. The seeding intentions survey shows a five per cent increase in peas to a new...
by Breanne Baker | Apr 24, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
Cereals suck. There are attractive prices available in oilseed crops and in pulse crops, but cereal grains aren’t keeping pace. In the latest Pool Return Outlook from the Canadian Wheat Board, the PRO has dropped by 38 cents a bushel on wheat, 41 cents a bushel on...