by Breanne Baker | Oct 1, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
The province of Manitoba has announced this it is committing $400,000 for the establishment of a new Agricultural Premises Identification program. This is part of the national livestock traceability system. An agricultural premise is defined as a parcel of land on any...
by Breanne Baker | Sep 30, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
A producer from north of Yorkton sent me an email about the very difficult harvest conditions for his operation. He says that without exaggeration there are 50,000 birds in their pea fields right now – fields that are too wet to harvest. He’s displeased by the...
by Breanne Baker | Sep 29, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Hunters and farmers are going to be interacting even more than usual this fall. First of all, harvest is running late meaning farmers and hunters are driving the same back roads. As well, many areas have lots of waterfowl this year. Sloughs that are often bone dry by...
by Breanne Baker | Sep 28, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Agronomic Service, Articles, Kevin Hursh
A labour disruption is brewing at CN Rail. The Grain Growers of Canada has sent a letter to the federal Minister of Labour asking for both back to work legislation and “an immediate and appropriate dispute resolution process in the event of a labour disruption…” We...
by Breanne Baker | Sep 27, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Is the glass half full or half empty? As farmers across the province finally make some harvest progress, there are many reasons to be disappointed. In many cases, though, you can find silver linings. Like many southern farmers, I’m still combining lentils. Whenever...
by Breanne Baker | Sep 24, 2010 | Articles, Farm Management, Grain Prices
In years when there is a lot of wheat and durum downgraded to feed quality, feed wheat values usually drop. That isn’t happening this year. In the Canadian Wheat Pool’s September Pool Return Outlook released yesterday, the expected prices for spring wheat are up by $4...
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