by Breanne Baker | May 31, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Saskatchewan is about one more rain away from a very big problem. Depending upon where you look and who you ask, we may already have a very big problem. When it’s the middle of May and there’s a major rain event, the conventional wisdom is, “Don’t worry, there’s still...
by Breanne Baker | May 28, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
April and May have seen an unprecedented amount of rain over most of Saskatchewan and there’s more rain falling. Precipitation maps compiled by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada show most of the grainbelt has already had more than two times normal precipitation this...
by Breanne Baker | May 27, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Producers and landlords often wonder about cropland lease rates. Unlike land prices that are accessible to the public, there’s no way to actually determine what’s happening with lease rates. Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development sheds some light on this issue by...
by Breanne Baker | May 25, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
As farmers commiserate about seeding delays, they quote from the latest Environment Canada forecasts and what they’ve seen and heard on The Weather Network. Increasingly, producers are also discussing what World Weather Inc. is predicting. Based out of Kansas, this...
by Breanne Baker | May 19, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Hog prices are finally back in profitable territory and there’s growing optimism about price prospects for the beef industry. On top of that, hay and feed grain supplies should be plentiful in most regions of the Prairies this year. After the long run of bad years in...
by Breanne Baker | May 17, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
The federal government has introduced an act to change the voters list for Canadian Wheat Board elections. The Grain Growers of Canada, representing a broad cross-section of grain groups, is applauding the proposed changes. Groups such as the National Farmers Union...
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