by Breanne Baker | Dec 16, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Toby Torkelson of Rayglen Commodities in Saskatoon has put together a full spreadsheet on expected revenue, expenses and returns for various 2011 crop choices. The spreadsheet does an excellent job of detailing both variable and overhead expenses for 23 different...
by Breanne Baker | Dec 14, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
According to the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association, the Canadian Wheat Board election is flawed. Retired and hobby farmers skew the election results say the Wheat Growers. On the other hand, they say bona fide farmers have rejected the election process. It...
by Breanne Baker | Dec 10, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
“He can’t see the forest for all the trees.” It’s an old saying, but it often applies to agriculture. We sometimes make this mistake when we try to access grain markets. We focus on one factor rather than the big picture. That’s happening with the debate over canola...
by Breanne Baker | Dec 9, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
In many cases, producers could be scrambling to find good seed for next year. Bruce Carriere of Discovery Seeds in Saskatoon says that in his 19 years in business he’s never seen anything quite so ugly. Germination and vigor are low; disease is high. For instance, on...
by Breanne Baker | Dec 8, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
A number of new factors positive to grain markets have emerged in recent weeks. The grain export ban in Russia is old news, but market analysts are now pointing to the recent cold snap in Russia that may have affected the winter wheat crop. In Australia, the story in...
by Breanne Baker | Dec 7, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
It’s never fun at the time, but now it’s fascinating to look back at the pictures. The 2010 growing season must have set records for farm equipment mired in the mud. You’ve probably seen some of those shots circulating by email. In case you’ve haven’t discovered it,...