by Breanne Baker | Sep 27, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Is the glass half full or half empty? As farmers across the province finally make some harvest progress, there are many reasons to be disappointed. In many cases, though, you can find silver linings. Like many southern farmers, I’m still combining lentils. Whenever...
by Breanne Baker | Sep 24, 2010 | Articles, Farm Management, Grain Prices
In years when there is a lot of wheat and durum downgraded to feed quality, feed wheat values usually drop. That isn’t happening this year. In the Canadian Wheat Pool’s September Pool Return Outlook released yesterday, the expected prices for spring wheat are up by $4...
by Breanne Baker | Sep 23, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
A Saskatchewan company has launched organic flax supplements for pets. JUKA Flax Products of Canada says it has products on the shelves of over 50 pet food stores across Western Canada. The company’s organic flax products are “expected to advance pet nutrition and...
by Breanne Baker | Sep 22, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
If the weather forecast is correct, we’re finally going to get a spell of good harvest weather. Whether the results are good or bad, harvest progress will gradually help end all the uncertainty. What sort of yield is actually out there? How badly has quality been hurt...
by Breanne Baker | Sep 21, 2010 | Articles, Farm Management, Grain Prices
These are wild times for grain prices. It started with news that Russia was suspending grain exports due to their severe drought. More recently U.S. corn yields have been less than expected and as a result American corn futures are over $5 a bushel. Ordinarily that...
by Breanne Baker | Sep 20, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
I can’t claim credit for this idea. It can from a producer who would rather remain anonymous. The concept has been suggested by a number of farm groups, but the way this fall is going, it would now be particularly useful. Why not provide a tax incentive for the...
by Breanne Baker | Sep 17, 2010 | Agronomy, Articles, Field Scouting
Friday, September 17, 2010 Did you have frost last night? Growers with standing canola are wondering whether to swath right away. Before making that decision, note the temperature and duration of the frost. If you had a heavy frost… below -2 C Go out early...
by Breanne Baker | Sep 17, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
During this extended harvest delay, harvest plans are changing. I’ve heard from producers in some areas who are planning to leave their lentil fields sit and concentrate on their canola when the weather finally allows. The lentil crop is going to be hard to scrape off...
by Breanne Baker | Sep 16, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Agronomic Service, Articles, Kevin Hursh
With a House of Commons vote looming over the future of the long gun registry, the debate has gotten off track. I’m sure urban Canadians wonder what the big deal is. They have to register their dogs and cats. Why shouldn’t long guns be registered? The simple answer –...
by Breanne Baker | Sep 15, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
You can’t do anything about the weather, but it’s difficult to wait for decent harvest conditions, while watching the crop deteriorate. It’s a feeling of helplessness. There’s so much work to be done and so little you can do when the weather doesn’t cooperate. If...
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