by Breanne Baker | Sep 15, 2009 | Articles, Precision Farming, Soil Testing
With this being a very trying year with a lot of challenges along the way we look toward next season with a big question. What is left in my soil for nutrients? This is a very good question because some areas were very dry and produced below average yields. Others...
by Breanne Baker | Sep 14, 2009 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Market analysts are divided on the grain price outlook for the months ahead. Some analysts point to India and China saying their increased demand is going to be good for prices. Both countries seem to be pulling out of the recession quite nicely. According to the...
by Breanne Baker | Sep 10, 2009 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
The market outlook in the pork industry continues to be troubling. Prices are weak, producers are losing money on every hog going to market, and there’s no end in sight. Brad Marceniuk, a livestock economist with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture puts together...
by Breanne Baker | Sep 9, 2009 | Agronomy, Articles, Crop Production
There have been reports of producers cutting fields that are too green, especially in the recent heat. Avoid the urge to swath too early, especially under high temperatures. The optimum time to swath is when the majority of the crop has achieved 60% seed colour...
by Breanne Baker | Sep 9, 2009 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
One big problem in Canada’s beef industry doesn’t get a lot of attention. Canada’s rules for dealing with SRM, Specified Risk Materials, are much stricter than in the United States. SRM are the tissues in a beef carcass most likely to harbour BSE prions. Since July of...
by Breanne Baker | Sep 2, 2009 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
How’s your air conditioner working? The late August heat wave is continuing into September. While we’re approaching the normal time for the first fall frost in some locations, there’s no hint of frost in the forecast. We’re building towards a full moon in a few days...
by Breanne Baker | Sep 1, 2009 | Agronomy, Articles, Crop Production
For farmers who are cynical and we tend to be a cynical bunch sometimes, this will sound like a money grab. Three new wheat midge tolerant wheat varieties will be commercially available starting next spring. Farmers interested in planting a midge tolerant variety will...
by Breanne Baker | Aug 31, 2009 | Agronomic Service, Articles, Grain Prices, Kevin Hursh
In the latest Feed and Forage Listing Service from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, there’s a wide range in hay prices. Some are expressed in cent per pound and some in dollars per bale and other in dollars per imperial ton. Using dollars per ton, the range...
by Breanne Baker | Aug 28, 2009 | Agronomy, Articles, Crop Production
For growers faced with uneven maturity within fields, it may not be possible to swath all the crop in the 50-60% seed colour change window. In situations where uneven maturity is the problem, the best approach is to swath when the most mature plants are close to 60%...
by Breanne Baker | Aug 28, 2009 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
The Pool Return Outlooks for wheat, durum and malting barley have all taken nasty tumbles. The August PRO from the Canadian Wheat Board is down 50 to 75 cents a bushel on wheat, down over 80 cents a bushel on the top classes of durum, and down about 45 cents a bushel...
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