by Breanne Baker | Mar 4, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
The Canadian Wheat Board has something called the new-pool pricing option that allows farmers the choice to deliver wheat and durum in the current crop year and still get the new crop year pool price. It sounds like a way to take advantage of the higher prices...
by Breanne Baker | Mar 3, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
A couple of interesting developments in the world of herbicides have crossed my desk in recent days. In the U.S., Dow AgroSciences has announced a new herbicide tolerant trait system. It will be called the Enlist Weed Control System. Crops with the trait will have...
by Breanne Baker | Mar 2, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Saskatchewan’s realized net farm income has been at an all time high for the past two years. In 2009, it was $1.6 billion and the latest estimate for 2010 is more than $1.7 billion. There are those who point out that adjusted for inflation, the highest net farm income...
by Breanne Baker | Feb 28, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
The Contract Price Option should allow producers to increase their crop insurance coverage on some crops. Under this option offered by Saskatchewan Crop Insurance, the contracted price and quantity can be used for insurance purposes. Take the example of yellow...
by Breanne Baker | Feb 25, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Strong grain prices are making the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance program more attractive. Under the just-announced program details, coverage is going from an average of $131 an acre in 2010 to $173 an acre this year. You only need to look at the crop insurance base...
by Breanne Baker | Feb 24, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
In recent weeks, I’ve spent a lot of time on the road, eating in hotel restaurants. If you’re staying in a nice hotel in a big city in this country, the price tag for meals can be a shocker. Some places automatically add a 15 per cent gratuity to the over-inflated...
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