by Breanne Baker | Jul 24, 2009 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
The Canadian Wheat Board has released new Pool Return Outlooks for both the current crop year and the upcoming crop year. Price projections didn’t change very much for this crop year, but there was a significant drop for the new crop year. Wheat values are down $12 to...
by Breanne Baker | Jul 21, 2009 | Articles, Precision Farming, Variable Rate Technology
As the Get More Bushels Super Crop Plot Tour is just around the corner, July 29, 2009, the 13 different varieties of canola will be put to the test. With our side-by-side trials you will be able to compare the growth, flowering and maturity of each one. You will also...
by Breanne Baker | Jul 21, 2009 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
To which view of the future of agriculture do you subscribe? View number one: the growing world population and increasing prosperity will lead to a long-term uptrend in agricultural prices. View number two: on average, production will exceed demand and low prices will...
by Breanne Baker | Jul 17, 2009 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
This past week marked a turning point for Saskatchewan crop conditions. With major rainfall in most regions, dry conditions are no longer the biggest concern. In the provincial crop report released yesterday, only 14 per cent of cropland is rated as short for topsoil...
by Breanne Baker | Jul 15, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
The Canadian hog industry is facing virtual extinction. For three years, hog producers in this country have faced steady losses. Many analysts predicted 2009 would be the turnaround year and it was starting to look promising until the H1N1 virus, inappropriately...
by Breanne Baker | Jul 14, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
New supply and demand estimates for all the major crops have been generated by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. On grains and oilseeds, Canadian production is forecast to fall by 19 per cent due to higher abandonment and below normal yields. Total supplies are...
by Breanne Baker | Jul 13, 2009 | Articles, Farm Management, Fertilizer Prices
As we all know, fertilizer prices hit record high levels last year. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has just released a new report on fuel and fertilizer prices. The report estimates last year’s Canadian fertilizer expenses at a record high $5.4 billion, an increase...
by Breanne Baker | Jul 9, 2009 | Agronomy, Articles, Crop Production
Canola staging continues to be quite variable within an area and within a single field in some areas. Re-seeded and late seeded fields range from 4- leaf to rosette stage. Rainfall in areas that were extremely dry is resulting in a ‘second flush’ of germinating...
by Breanne Baker | Jul 9, 2009 | Articles, Farm Management, Grain Prices
Canola prices have been dropping like a stone. The November futures closed Wednesday below $420 a tonne. Last week, prices were around $460 a tonne and back in early June, prices were in the $480 a tonne range. The futures price is now at its lowest level since back...
by Breanne Baker | Jul 8, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
Hay yields this year are going to be well below normal in a lot of areas and cow-calf producers will be scrambling for winter feed. Paul Jefferson, vice-president of the Western Beef Development Centre uses springtime weather data from 16 different sites in a...
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