by Breanne Baker | Nov 18, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
The Canada Grains Council meeting that wrapped up yesterday in Ottawa provided a great example of the persuasive powers of Canada’s two major railways. One of the sessions at the meeting was to garner reaction to the draft recommendations of the Rail Freight Services...
by Breanne Baker | Nov 17, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
There have been some interesting discussions as a result of my producer election commentaries from the past couple days. Here are some additional thoughts. I’ve had discussions with a couple of the producers running for Canadian Wheat Board director positions –...
by Breanne Baker | Nov 16, 2010 | Articles, Precision Farming, Variable Rate Technology
We were able to beat the snow, and got the Get More Bushels Super Crop Plot combined on November 5, 2010. With the help of Brent Gillanders, and some of the DynAgra staff, the day went very smoothly. We had the combine, a couple of tandem trucks, the weigh wagon and...
by Breanne Baker | Nov 16, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
It’s election season for farmers. Not only did rural municipalities recently have elections, but producers have received ballots in the mail for director elections to the Canadian Wheat Board, Saskatchewan Pulse Growers and SaskCanola. I have some pet peeves on...
by Breanne Baker | Nov 15, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
It’s a curious strategy. As pointed out in a front page Western Producer story by Adrian Ewins, none of the candidates running in the Canadian Wheat Board election is identifying themselves as being a supporter of marketing choice or a dual market. In all the other...
by Breanne Baker | Nov 12, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Usually, a subsidy to transport livestock feed isn’t a good policy. However, in the case of the ongoing excess moisture problems faced by some livestock producers, this week’s provincial announcement of a transportation subsidy is a logical approach. During bad...
by Breanne Baker | Nov 10, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
A lot of crop and livestock diversification opportunities have not ended up being the panacea that promoters claimed, but there have also been some amazing success stories through the years. On the livestock side, ostriches and wild boars ended up as failures for most...
by Breanne Baker | Nov 9, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
The Europeans are certainly skilled at inventing new trade barriers. Mandatory eco-labeling legislation has been passed in France. By July of next year, environmental information will need to be made available at point of sale for all high volume consumer goods...
by Breanne Baker | Nov 8, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Steve Verheul gave a presentation to the annual meeting of the Manitoba Cattle Producers Association in Brandon over the weekend. Verheul is this country’s chief negotiator in the free trade agreement being attempted between Canada and the European Union. Verheul is...
by Breanne Baker | Nov 5, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
The best overall yields in the province this year were in northwest Saskatchewan. The final crop report of the season from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture gives yield estimates for the six regions of the province. The northwest is higher in all the crops...
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