by Breanne Baker | Apr 20, 2010 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
The annual meeting of the Canada Grains Council is underway in Winnipeg and yesterday was devoted to market access issues. Some interesting information came out regarding European market access for Canadian flax. When a German bakery found traces of GM flax in its...
by Breanne Baker | Apr 19, 2010 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
Which crop will return to $7 a bushel first – durum or peas? A neighboring farmer posed that question as we shot the breeze at the local farm input dealership over the weekend. It’s an interesting way to look at the difficulties facing these two major crops. Both...
by Breanne Baker | Apr 16, 2010 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
The first crop report of the season for the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture includes estimates of which crops are going to increase in acreage and which crops are going to decrease. This is based on information from approximately 250 volunteer crop reporters....
by Breanne Baker | Apr 15, 2010 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
A device called the Harrington seed destructor will be tested on several Aussie farms this year. Australia’s Grains Research and Development Corporation has assisted in the development and has an article posted about it. The Western Australia Herbicide Resistance...
by Breanne Baker | Apr 14, 2010 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
Saskatchewan’s shortline railways are receiving half a million dollars from the provincial government for infrastructure grants to assist with projects such as track maintenance, railway tie replacement and bridge repairs. Many people probably don’t realize that there...
by Breanne Baker | Apr 13, 2010 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
Farm Credit Canada has come out with its latest farmland values report. In the second half of 2009, Saskatchewan farmland increased in value by an estimated 3.4 per cent. For the entire year, the increase was 6.8 per cent. This actually represents a slower rate of...
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