by Breanne Baker | Dec 1, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Producers are watching grain, oilseed and specialty crop markets with great interest these days as they make marketing decisions as well as cropping decisions for next year. The feed grain complex has been strengthening with better prices for feed barley in the...
by Breanne Baker | Nov 30, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Producers in the United States grew a record amount of canola this year. A report from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada lists American canola area at nearly 3.8 million acres. That’s an amazing 84 per cent increase from the previous year. About 87 per cent of the...
by Breanne Baker | Nov 29, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Farmland prices in Saskatchewan continue to increase. The 2009 values have just been released by Statistics Canada. This is the average value of farmland and buildings in each province. The average value for Saskatchewan has increased to $498 an acre, up from $453 in...
by Breanne Baker | Nov 26, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
The November Pool Return Outlook was released yesterday. Wheat values were mostly down a bit, durum was up a little bit, while the malting barley PRO declined by $7 a tonne as compared to last month. What’s notable about prices this year is that the low grades still...
by Breanne Baker | Nov 25, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
The latest farm income numbers from Statistics Canada show that 2008 and 2009 were record high years for farm income in Saskatchewan. In both years, realized net income on Saskatchewan farms topped $1.6 billion, the highest levels ever. For 2009, the realized net...
by Breanne Baker | Nov 24, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
The George Morris Centre, an agricultural think tank located at Guelph, has just released a great paper on Canada’s supply management system for the dairy industry. Authored by Al Mussell, he paper argues for a reasoned analysis of the system, rather than the...
by Breanne Baker | Nov 23, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles
Over the 40 year history of Canadian Western Agribition, the show has served as a Canadian launch pad for new livestock species. Many have gone by the wayside over the years, while a few have thrived. While they never garnered big attention like bison, Boer goats have...
by Breanne Baker | Nov 22, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
The bison industry has seen a lot of changes over the years. The 27th Annual Convention of the Canadian Bison Association is underway in Regina. A bison show and sale will be part of Canadian Western Agribition. Bison meat prices have never been higher. Back in 2003...
by Breanne Baker | Nov 19, 2010 | Articles, Precision Farming, Variable Rate Fertilizer
DynAgra’s Grower Technology Conferences are Tuesday November 23rd at the Heritage Inn Hotel and Convention Centre in Brooks, and November 24th at the Strathmore Golf Club in Strathmore. With an informative line up of speakers including: Jarrett Chambers of ATP...
by Breanne Baker | Nov 19, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
There’s a new information source for people who want to keep track of the cattle market. Sandy Russell of Spring Creek Land & Cattle Consulting has launched a weekly commentary called The Bottom Line. Sandy Russell has provided production expertise and market...
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