by Breanne Baker | Jun 1, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Farmers in southeastern Saskatchewan are in trouble. Only a limited amount of crop has been seeded, time is running out and rain continues to fall. The crop report that came out on May 26 estimated provincial seeding progress at 54 per cent as of May 23, up from just...
by Breanne Baker | May 31, 2011 | Articles, Farm Management, Grain Prices
The ban on grain exports from Russia will be lifted as of July 1st, 2011 following a ten percent increase in planting and six million tonnes of grain reserves in the country. Previously the third largest wheat exporter in the world, a ban was put in place last August...
by Breanne Baker | May 30, 2011 | Agronomy, Articles, Field Scouting
From Canola Council of Canada Seeding is the top priority right now, but take time everyday to scout emerged canola fields. Cutworms have been observed in some areas already and can wipe out huge patches of canola if they’re left unchecked for too long. May 20, 2011...
by Breanne Baker | May 27, 2011 | Agronomy, Articles, Crop Production
From Canola Council of Canada Peace (B.C. and Alberta): Canola seeding ranges from half to two thirds complete in the east, to 95% complete in the west. Most areas had some rain in the past week, except for the far north. Fairly regular showers are the reason for...
by Breanne Baker | May 26, 2011 | Articles, Farm Management, Fertilizer Prices
I personally hope that we are not headed back to the days of $900 Urea and $1400 phosphate. For those of you with short memories, they weren’t good for anyone but the greedy fertilizer manufacturer. Today with high crop commodity prices it seems that we are headed...
by Breanne Baker | May 24, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
I love the seeding monitor I installed this spring. I’ve been threatening to do it for a couple years, but the cost and the hassle of installation had thwarted those plans until this year. I’m sure there are lots of good blockage monitoring systems, but I went with...
by Breanne Baker | May 20, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles
Here are some pictures of how severe the flooding in Manitoba is: This is the Assiniboine River Bridge on Highway 34. The water is usually 15 feet below the bridge. Looks more like a lake than a river!
by Breanne Baker | May 19, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles
With over 270 weather stations across Alberta giving daily or hourly reading on various weather observations, Alberta farmers have access to interactive tools through the ACIS website to help long-term planning and decision making based on current and past weather...
by Breanne Baker | May 18, 2011 | Agronomy, Articles, Crop Production
From Canola Council of Canada Peace (B.C. and Alberta): Canola seeding is around 25% complete across the region and progressing well. Warm temperatures and high winds have dried out the topsoil, and many growers are seeding deeper to hit moisture. Alberta: Canola...
by Breanne Baker | May 17, 2011 | Agronomy, Articles, Crop Production
Please join the Canola Council of Canada for a presentation from Dr. Tom Wolf, Research Scientist with Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, on spraying tips for 2011. The webinar will run for approximately 60 minutes and will include a Q&A session with...
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