Archives for June 2011

While some producers in southeastern Saskatchewan, depending upon topography, persistence, equipment and luck were able to seed 20, 40 or even 60 per cent of their farm, there are also producers who didn’t turn a wheel. Not surprisingly, there are increasing calls for government assistance. The first line of defense is crop insurance where the …

The maps are always a bit behind and they aren’t always perfectly accurate for localized areas, but it’s still very interesting to follow the precipitation maps published by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Just google “Drought Watch” and you’ll be able to find the website. As of the end of May, the central and northern grainbelt …

Would you like to go to world’s No. 1 farm equipment show? Agritechnica is held every second year in Hanover, Germany. The next show is the middle of November.  I’m working with STEP, the Saskatchewan Trade & Export Partnership to make the trip more attainable for interested Canadian producers. Travelling as a group will provide travel …

Durum prices have nowhere to go but up. Bruce Burnett, the director of weather and market surveillance for the Canadian Wheat Board spoke to a farmer meeting yesterday at the Western Canada Farm Progress Show in Regina. Burnett says only about 40 per cent of the North Dakota durum crop has been seeded due to …