by Breanne Baker | Nov 10, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
A lot of crop and livestock diversification opportunities have not ended up being the panacea that promoters claimed, but there have also been some amazing success stories through the years. On the livestock side, ostriches and wild boars ended up as failures for most...
by Breanne Baker | Nov 9, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
The Europeans are certainly skilled at inventing new trade barriers. Mandatory eco-labeling legislation has been passed in France. By July of next year, environmental information will need to be made available at point of sale for all high volume consumer goods...
by Breanne Baker | Nov 8, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Steve Verheul gave a presentation to the annual meeting of the Manitoba Cattle Producers Association in Brandon over the weekend. Verheul is this country’s chief negotiator in the free trade agreement being attempted between Canada and the European Union. Verheul is...
by Breanne Baker | Nov 5, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
The best overall yields in the province this year were in northwest Saskatchewan. The final crop report of the season from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture gives yield estimates for the six regions of the province. The northwest is higher in all the crops...
by Breanne Baker | Nov 4, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Dicamba-based weed control systems are coming. BASF and Monsanto have announced significant progress in launching dicamba systems for soybeans and cotton. Dicamba is the active ingredient in Banvel. The companies say field testing has demonstrated excellent weed...
by Breanne Baker | Nov 3, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
What would it take for grain prices to become unhinged? I asked that question of a market analyst yesterday. Since I didn’t ask if he was willing to be quoted, the market analyst will remain anonymous, but his answer was interesting. Back in 2008, grain prices...
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