by Breanne Baker | Jan 31, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
A brand new type of revenue insurance called the Production Cost Solution Program is being offered to grain farmers this spring. If it proves itself, it may decrease the need for Crop Insurance and hail insurance. The company behind the offering is Global Ag Risk...
by Breanne Baker | Jan 28, 2011 | Articles, Farm Management, Grain Prices
The Pool Return Outlooks for wheat and durum have seen another significant increase. After deducting average Saskatchewan freight and handling, No. 1 CWRS wheat with 12.5 per cent protein is now expected to have a price of $6.94 a bushel. This surpasses the $6.56 a...
by Breanne Baker | Jan 27, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
The Canadian Grain Commission has been holding User Fee Consultations across the country. Sessions were held this week in Saskatoon and Regina. The commission’s services are supposed to be run on a cost recovery basis, but there has been no increase to most of the...
by Breanne Baker | Jan 26, 2011 | Articles, Farm Management, Grain Prices
The price of Canadian durum looks particularly bad right now as compared to what American farmers are being paid. Elevators in Montana and North Dakota are posting cash bids as high as $10 a bushel for top grade durum. Here in Saskatchewan, the expected price for high...
by Breanne Baker | Jan 25, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Many analysts say world grain stocks are so low that strong prices are likely for the next two, three or even five years. If world demand doesn’t get side-swiped by another severe economic downturn, the years ahead could be a great time to be a farmer. However, not...
by Breanne Baker | Jan 24, 2011 | Agronomy, Articles, Crop Production
The precipitation maps published by Agriculture Canada are widely used, but here’s a case that makes you wonder about the accuracy. Since the end of October, the maps show that Regina has had normal to a bit below normal precipitation. Agriculture and Agri-Food...
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