by Breanne Baker | Jun 18, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
There is no magic wand that governments can wave to fix all the problems created by the abnormal weather this spring. The AgriRecovery program isn’t much better than all the ad hoc programs governments have invented over the years, because AgriRecovery seems to have...
by Breanne Baker | Jun 16, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
The National Farmers Union is calling for a full $50 an acre payment on all unseeded acres and an additional $50 an acre top-up payment. The top-up would be limited to 2,000 acres per farm. The NFU is correct when it says that no farmer is going to receive the full...
by Breanne Baker | Jun 15, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
All the unseeded acreage coupled with concerns about overall production levels is shaking up some of the markets. Canola has strengthened to the $9 a bushel range. With canola being short millions of acres, the domestic crushing plants, including the two new ones in...
by Breanne Baker | Jun 14, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
It’s ironic, but some producers in the extremely wet areas may end up with an income tax problem this year. Here’s why. In good years, producers typically defer income on grain sales. A lot of income was deferred into 2010. Many of the inputs for this year will have...
by Breanne Baker | Jun 10, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Unseeded acreage is destined to become a political football. A growing number of rural municipalities are declaring themselves agricultural disaster areas. NDP leader Dwain Lingenfelter is currently touring some of the hardest hit regions. There are already calls for...
by Breanne Baker | Jun 9, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
The Manitoba Cattle Producers Association has sent out a news release saying what many producers have been thinking – the so-called AgriRecovery program needs established consistent guidelines. The MCPA lobbied both the Manitoba and federal governments for an...
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