by Breanne Baker | Mar 24, 2010 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
With disappointing prices for cereal grains, many producers in the prime canola growing regions are struggling with whether to tighten their canola rotations. Some producers grow canola every fourth year and that would be in line with recommended agronomic practices....
by Breanne Baker | Mar 23, 2010 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
An organization called the Global Renewable Fuels Alliance has released some interesting projections on ethanol. World ethanol production for 2009 is estimated at 73.9 billion litres. The Global Renewable Fuels Alliance is predicting a 16.2 per cent production...
by Breanne Baker | Mar 22, 2010 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
As producers, we’re always interested in who is purchasing what farmland and at what price. Here’s an interesting deal from around Conquest, just west of Outlook. In the last couple months, approximately 85 parcels of land have been purchased by Van Raay Land Inc. and...
by Breanne Baker | Mar 19, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
At its annual meeting being held in San Francisco, the Canola Council of Canada has announced a new agronomy communications program for growers. The council says the plan called Grow Canola 2.015 will enable farmers “to interact with virtual agronomists for immediate,...
by Breanne Baker | Mar 18, 2010 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
Herbicide resistance could drop your land value Herbicide resistance is worsening and some observers predict that how the problem is managed will affect the rental value and the purchase price of farmland in future years. It’s estimated that 90 per cent of the kochia...
by Breanne Baker | Mar 16, 2010 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
It hasn’t received a great deal of media attention, but class action lawsuits against the federal government on the BSE issue continue to inch their way through the legal system. Actions in Alberta and Saskatchewan have been joined to an Ontario action. In April,...
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