by Breanne Baker | Feb 10, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
There are a couple of interesting developments in the farm equipment world. Buhler Industries, which has the brand names Versatile and Farm King and a manufacturing plant in Winnipeg, has purchased the assets of Ezee-On Manufacturing. Ezee-On is based in Vegreville,...
by Breanne Baker | Feb 9, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
It’s been a tough winter for moving grain off the farm. Most areas have had lots of snow creating a brisk market for snow moving equipment. Clearing a yard site with a dozer or snow blower can be a never ending job if the wind is blowing. It doesn’t take much snow to...
by Breanne Baker | Feb 8, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Last night, there was a retirement gathering for weed scientist Rick Holm. Rick has had a 40-year career, including 27 years with the University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre. He’s a great scientist and great guy and he’ll be missed. There have been a...
by Breanne Baker | Feb 7, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
What’s happening with the price of farmland? What about cash rental rates? I put those questions recently to Brad Farquhar of Assiniboia Capital Corp. which now owns more than 110,000 acres in Saskatchewan. A number of companies are using investor money to buy land...
by Breanne Baker | Feb 4, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has come out with new crop acreage and price forecasts for all the significant grains, oilseeds and specialty crops. On some crops, the Ag Canada analysis is calling for big acreage swings. For canola, the prediction is an acreage...
by Breanne Baker | Feb 3, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
You don’t hear about rabies very often, but cases continue to show up across the country. Each year, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency compiles data on the confirmed cases. For 2010, most of the cases were in Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Ontario had 10 skunks...
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