by Decisive Farming | Jan 4, 2013 | Articles, Farm Management, Know-Risk Updates
HEDGE THOUGHTS: It’s a new year, but we seem to have started 2013 the way we ended 2012, on the downside. The main focus is still on generally good weather conditions in South America and demand destruction due to high prices. We have stressed that the high prices of...
by Decisive Farming | Jan 2, 2013 | Articles, Curling, Decisive Farming
December 19 marked the first stop of the Decisive Farming Curling Tour, a program that promotes curling in communities across Saskatchewan, engaging the province’s youth, both in the schools and on the ice. The Prince Albert Golf & Curling Club was the first stop...
by Decisive Farming | Nov 22, 2012 | Articles, Farm Management, Grain Prices
Wheat acres and frankly wheat’s reputation have taken a hit in recent years, overshadowed by canola’s promise of big yields and big profits. Then 2012 came along and the crop totally redeemed itself. Even in the face of extreme weather and drought, this year’s wheat...
by Decisive Farming | Oct 24, 2012 | Articles, Farm Management
It’s no surprise that the fertilizer markets have cooled off this fall, but those farmers shopping for a deal may not want to wait too long to pre-buy. Record prices for corn and soy will definitely pressure prices in to the new growing season, and international...
by Decisive Farming | Oct 4, 2012 | Articles, Farm Management
Prairie farmers anticipate higher wheat production as well as a decline in canola this year compared with 2011. In Ontario, farmers expect an increase in production of corn for grain, while Quebec producers anticipate a record soybean crop. With the harvest well...
by Decisive Farming | Sep 20, 2012 | AG Retail, Agriculture Industry, Articles
Exciting news came yesterday when DynAgra Corp announced an agreement to join CHS Inc., the leading farmer-owned cooperative in the United States. We would like to clarify that Decisive Farming was not part of the acquisition and remains 100% independently owned and...
by Decisive Farming | Sep 20, 2012 | AG Retail, Agriculture Industry, Articles
ST. PAUL, MINN., Sept. 19, 2012 – DynAgra Corp., independent ag retailer headquartered in Western Canada, and CHS Inc., leading US-based farmer-owned cooperative will combine agricultural services to producers and consumers within the Alberta Province trade territory...
by Decisive Farming | Sep 4, 2012 | Articles, Precision Farming, Soil Testing
From A&L Labs, Sept 2012: Don’t wait for a rough field, get in behind the combine for ease of sampling (smooth field) and use the stubble visual assessment as another tool to identify field variability! Fall testing: Allows more time for recommendations...
by Decisive Farming | Aug 28, 2012 | Articles, Decisive Farming
Decisive Farming is moving its corporate headquarters into an expanded 5000 square foot, two-story site in Irricana AB, effective September 4 2012. Street Address: 334 2nd Street Irricana AB, T0M 1B0 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 730, Irricana AB, T0M 1B0...
by Decisive Farming | Jul 31, 2012 | Articles, Crop Marketing, Farm Management
Alberta wheat growers take charge by establishing new producer-led commission. CALGARY, July 30, 2012 – Alberta’s wheat growers have committed to taking a leadership role in advancing the province’s wheat industry with the establishment of a new wheat commission. The...