by Breanne Baker | Feb 2, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
The owners of RJ Game Farm located near Fairlight in southeastern Saskatchewan fear for the health of their 1400 bison and the future of their operation. The fear comes from a neighbouring farm that has moved 300 sheep onto land not far from the bison. Sheep are...
by Breanne Baker | Feb 1, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
For many years, Canada and other nations have invested time and energy into the multilateral negotiations of the World Trade Organization. Despite optimistic proclamations by free trade advocates, the WTO has gone nowhere for years. While the WTO slips into obscurity,...
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 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 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 21, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Well-known Saskatchewan cattleman Roy Rutledge who has long run the Assiniboia Livestock Auction spoke yesterday in Edmonton to a meeting of Ag Service Boards. Roy has some definite opinions on cattle traceability and what he says makes a lot of sense. We’re...
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