by Breanne Baker | May 22, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
Moisture conditions will soon become a big issue on the western side of Saskatchewan. The latest crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture shows topsoil moisture on cropland is short from North Battleford to Swift Current and west to Alberta. Two spots are mapped...
by Breanne Baker | May 21, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
Republican and Democratic Senators from several cattle-producing states have introduced a bill to curtail captive supply in American cattle markets. Here in Canada, the National Farmers Union is calling for us to follow the American lead. The NFU has long said that...
by Breanne Baker | May 20, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
For some time, Viterra has made it no secret that it is in an acquisition mode. At $1.4 billion in cash and shares, the Viterra deal to buy ABB Grain of Australia is a mega-acquisition. Mayo Schmidt has had an amazing track record as head of the company that used to...
by Breanne Baker | May 19, 2009 | Agronomy, Articles, Crop Production
Recent snowfall and frost in Alberta and some other parts of the Prairies may be prompting canola growers to consider reseeding, but the Canola Council of Canada (CCC) urges producers to wait a few days or longer to assess the damage. “Resist the urge to...
by Breanne Baker | May 19, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
The warm weather that is forecast for the end of the week will be welcome. It isn’t uncommon to get snowstorms well into May, but this year has seen a lot of unseasonably cold weather. Last week’s crop report put Saskatchewan seeding progress at 23 per cent which is...
by Breanne Baker | May 14, 2009 | Articles, Precision Farming, Variable Rate Technology
DynAgra’s Get More Bushels Super Crop Plot was seeded on May 12th and 13th. A few short showers put a damper on us on Tuesday, but we were back at it on Wednesday morning. The moisture levels were great, perfect seeding conditions! The plot was seeded with a 54...
by Breanne Baker | May 14, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has made recent funding announcements aimed at enhancing public research at the Semiarid Prairie Agricultural Research Station in Swift Current, the Crops and Livestock Research Centre in Charlottetown and the Cereal Research Centre in...
by Breanne Baker | May 13, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
High oleic canola has been produced in Western Canada for a number of years. It will soon be competing with high oleic soybeans. High oleic oils eliminate the need for hydrogenation resulting in foods with negligible amounts of trans fats. High oleic canola varieties...
by Breanne Baker | May 11, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
I’ve always heard the owners of old Versatile tractors talk glowingly about these workhorses. This spring, I’ve been running an old, old Versatile on the air drill and I too have become a fan. Versatile 835, 855 and 875 tractors are about 30 years old, but there are...
by Breanne Baker | May 8, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
In general terms, the eastern side of Saskatchewan has good to very good subsoil moisture, while the western side of the province is rated as fair to poor. The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture has just published its stubble subsoil moisture map based on conditions...
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