by Breanne Baker | Feb 25, 2010 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
Details of the 2010 Saskatchewan Crop Insurance program have been announced. Some crops are going to enjoy insured price levels that look attractive compared to the market. The insured prices are based on a December estimate. Since then, a number of commodities have...
by Breanne Baker | Feb 24, 2010 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
After several good years financially for most grain producers, the AgriStability program is finally proving its worth. Through each incarnation from AIDA, to CFIP, to CAIS and finally to AgriStability, there have been improvements enabling the program to more...
by Breanne Baker | Feb 23, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
It’s not surprising, but it is disheartening. The Canadian Wheat Board has released its first new crop price estimates for wheat, durum and barley. In most cases, the prices expected in the new crop year are even lower than the prices expected for the current crop...
by Breanne Baker | Feb 22, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Alberta has a carbon offset program. Aggregators in that province have been putting together carbon offsets from farmers and ranchers and selling them to industry. Saskatchewan is widely rumored to be on the verge of implementing an in-province carbon trading system...
by Breanne Baker | Feb 19, 2010 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
Through the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, under the Growing Forward program, there’s a Farm Business Development Initiative. In my opinion, this hasn’t been well promoted, but up to $4,000 is available to help individual farmers engage private sector business...
by Breanne Baker | Feb 18, 2010 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
I continue to be a skeptic about climate change and whether any change is caused by mankind’s carbon dioxide emissions. But, whether or not you believe in the theory, carbon programs and policies are on the way that will alter how primary producers do business. One...
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