by Breanne Baker | Jul 26, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
The state of New York is implementing regulations that could cripple traffic through the St. Lawrence Seaway. The regulations pertain to ballast water used by ships to balance their loads. The discharge of ballast water is blamed for the introduction of many invasive...
by Breanne Baker | Jul 23, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Wheat, durum and designated barley prices are showing some strength, but they still aren’t very attractive. In the latest Pool Return Outlooks from the Canadian Wheat Board, there is little change in the values for the current crop year, but price projections are up...
by Breanne Baker | Jul 22, 2010 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
At a news conference yesterday, Saskatchewan Pulse Growers announced that it is contributing a million dollars to the Phytotron Renewal Project at the College of Agriculture and Bioresources. These specialized growth chambers enable year round plant research and...
by Breanne Baker | Jul 20, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Producers will be making their 2009 AgriInvest deposit at the participating financial institution of their choice. Up until now, AgriInvest funds sat in the government’s General Revenue account. Those funds will now be transferred to the producer’s AgriInvest account...
by Breanne Baker | Jul 19, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
The PMRA has approved an emergency registration for aerial application of Centurion EC herbicide for control for grassy weeds in broadleaf crops such as canola, flax, field peas, lentils, chickpeas and mustard. The emergency registration for Centurion applies to...
by Breanne Baker | Jul 16, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
My wife Marlene and I have long attended the Craven Country Music Jamboree. We’ve been at nearly all of them dating back to the mid-80s. That’s where we are right now, camping in the mud in an amazingly wet year. As we enjoyed the music and festivities of the Thursday...