by Breanne Baker | Dec 28, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
The general manager of the Christian Farmers of Ontario, John Clement, writes a regular commentary. His latest is an interesting piece of how farm policy increasingly needs to pay attention to the “missing middle.” There are a growing number of small farmers who have...
by Breanne Baker | Dec 23, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Sulfentrazone is now registered for flax, field peas and sunflowers. The new label should be available for the 2011 growing season. The product has been available the past couple of years for use on chickpeas. It’s been registered for various crops in the U.S. for...
by Breanne Baker | Dec 22, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Christmastime is family time, but scratch the surface and many farm family situations are not nearly as happy as they appear. Succession planning can be one of the biggest sources of friction. If you want your kids to remain friends and to have all the cousins know...
by Breanne Baker | Dec 21, 2010 | Articles, Farm Management, Fertilizer Prices
Fertilizer prices have been rising, but glyphosate herbicide has dropped like a rock. The Economics and Competitiveness Division of Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development in partnership with Wild Rose Agricultural Producers conduct a monthly survey on a wide range...
by Breanne Baker | Dec 20, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Sandy Russell of Spring Creek Land & Cattle Consulting says bred cow prices were considerably stronger in 2010 and she is predicting even stronger prices in the year ahead. In her weekly newsletter called The Bottom Line, Russell says eventually the North American...
by Breanne Baker | Dec 17, 2010 | Articles, Farm Management, Grain Prices
Malting barley supplies in Western Canada are limited due to the bad harvest. Meanwhile, continuous rains in Eastern Australia over the past three weeks have cut the Aussie supply of malting barley. So why is the Pool Return Outlook for malting barley continuing to...
by Breanne Baker | Dec 16, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Toby Torkelson of Rayglen Commodities in Saskatoon has put together a full spreadsheet on expected revenue, expenses and returns for various 2011 crop choices. The spreadsheet does an excellent job of detailing both variable and overhead expenses for 23 different...
by Breanne Baker | Dec 15, 2010 | Articles, Farm Management, Grain Prices
Most, but not all grain prices are much higher than a year ago at this time. On its website, if you know where to look, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture publishes a market trends report that compares current prices with prices a year ago. At this time last...
by Breanne Baker | Dec 15, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles
Agrium announced that they have reached an agreement to sell the majority of the commodity management business, AWB Limited, to Cargill. The purchase price Cargill is to pay, will be the net asset value of the acquired businesses at the completion date of the...
by Breanne Baker | Dec 14, 2010 | Articles, Precision Farming, Variable Rate Technology
The results are in! Presented at the Grower Technology Conferences and now live on the www.getmorebushels.com website, the results from the 2010 Get More Bushels Super Crop Plot are available. See which canola variety was highest yielding and the best return on...
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