by Breanne Baker | Apr 1, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Mary Buhr has been the Dean of the College of Agriculture and Bioresources at the University of Saskatchewan for two years now. Every time I hear her speak, I’m more impressed. Mary Buhr came to Saskatchewan from the University of Guelph because of the enormous...
by Breanne Baker | Mar 31, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Cattle futures on the Chicago market hit record highs yesterday for both feeders and live animals. Reports indicate that U.S. sales of chilled beef to Japan are up as that country works to restock its shelves. Sandy Russell of Spring Creek Land & Cattle Consulting...
by Breanne Baker | Mar 30, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Grains, oilseeds, specialty crops, cattle and hogs. In almost all cases, the price levels are substantially better than they were a year ago. The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture publishes a report that compares current commodity prices to those of the previous...
by Breanne Baker | Mar 29, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
The Mexican market continues to frustrate Canadian canaryseed exporters. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has been decreasing the allowable number of weed seeds in Canadian canaryseed exports, but we still haven’t been able to satisfy Mexican authorities. I’m told...
by Breanne Baker | Mar 28, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Will the Conservatives form a majority government or will they be forced to continue in a minority position? Based on the polling results being published, those would seem to be the two most likely election results. If there is a Conservative majority, what policy...
by Breanne Baker | Mar 25, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
The price projections for wheat and durum have dimmed a bit over the past month. In the Pool Return Outlooks released yesterday, most grades of wheat are down 20 to 25 cents a bushel in this crop year and 60 to 70 cents a bushel in the new crop year. The drops are...