Does the canola market have room to climb further? Supply seems to be one of the main factors in the bid for a major break through $600/MT . Carry over from 2010 wasn't that big, and demand is still good with crushers still processing. There are other reasons to think that supplies will remain tight... Read More
Category: Western Canada
With change coming for the Canadian Wheat Board this weeks board meeting would of been very interesting. To only be a fly on the wall in Winnipeg this week. How the CWB reacts in the short and long term has everyone speculating and guessing. I talked to Jeff Nielsen, CWB Board Member from District 2... Read More
If you are a farmer who planned on seeding wheat this year and you haven't yet, it's decision time. It's June already, and there are a number of factors to consider when it comes to deciding whether to seed wheat or not to seed wheat. Economics are a major influence considering the spread between wheat... Read More
The world is both growing and shrinking at the same time. As the global population increases, our interconnectedness becomes more and more apparent, especially when it comes to resources like food and water, water being the most critical element. Land is available and needed in countries like Africa for food production, but the infrastructure is... Read More
By Shaun Haney With the loss of the single desk looking to be a reality for the Canadian Wheat Board, the next 14 months is going to be very critical. Many bloggers and pundits are focusing more on what is going to happen to the grain industry or what impacts this will have on the... Read More
Over the past few years, rural Alberta has seen some expansion. Some are people from other provinces or abroad who found work here, some are children of farmers going into business for themselves, and some just want out of the city. Many of those people dream about a quiet country life, away from the noise... Read More
This year it seems like water is really making it's power known. From devastating us with floods and tsunamis, to crippling us by its absence in drought. As our population continues to grow, our management of that all important resource becomes essential. How we harness it, develop it store it and share it all have... Read More
Moisture, too much or too little has been the general weather description across the West this year. We have had floods that have covered thousands of acres in Manitoba and caused land to go unseeded and people and animals to be evacuated from affected areas and excessively dry conditions like in the Peace River region... Read More
Wet weather and flood conditions have packed a punch this year in Manitoba. While the effect on cropland has been tremendous, the effect on cattle producers has been widespread as well. This is the time of year when producers move cattle to pasture, but this year, a great deal of pastureland is underwater or soaked... Read More
Most people think, with wet, cool conditions, cutworms are not a problem. For the most part that's true, but the cutworm is a very diverse insect with many different species and types. This makes it difficult to typify their behaviour as a whole and risky to ignore them just because of the weather. They can... Read More