This year at the Crop Production Week Show in Saskatoon, we got to take a look at the 2012 Case IH Tier 4 Combine. The latest improvements on the machine are focused mainly on the engine. Fuel economy and power have been improved which is sure to be a major consideration for farmers thinking of… Read More

Lentil acres in Western Canada are projected to be down this year by as much as 25%. This according to Brian Clancey of Stat Publishing comes as a result of poor prices and a poor quality crop of off-grade lentils last year. Farmers are being challenged in their commitment to lentils.  The income potential of… Read More

Cropweek 2011 Faye Dokken Bouchard on Lentil Disease in 2011

With the significant moisture that we are going to carry over into 2011 many farmers are very concerned about disease in their special crops. Specifically lentil disease were the concern at CropWeek 2011 in Saskatoon.  Lentils can be a very high reward crop but managing in crop disease is definitely critical in order to get… Read More

Lyndsey Smith & Shaun Haney Recap CropWeek 2011

CropWeek in Saskatoon is always a very informative week long trip. There were some definite themes and highlights that everyone could pull from the event. With the farm show and all the grower meetings happening in one city in one week, there is plenty to discuss and talk about.  Whether its the good the bad… Read More

CropWeek 2010 - Kevin Hursh Wraps Up CropWeek

Kevin Hursh from Hursh Consulting and Communications, took the time at the end of the exhausting week at CropWeek 2010 to sit down and chat about the week. I discussed with Kevin the highlights and lowlights of the week.  This was definitely a week where people had lots to talk about in the meetings hallways… Read More

CropWeek 2010 - Is There Any Incentive To Plant Wheat?

It is no secret that durum prices are less than fantastic.  Spring wheat is currently in somewhat of a better position but has its own issues on the supply side.  Many farmers at CropWeek were really wondering how much durum they would plant this coming spring with the glut that is preventing any probability of… Read More

CropWeek 2010 - What is the Canadian Wheat Boards Stance on WTO and GM Wheat

I talked to Dustin Gosnell, Director of Strategic Planning and Corporate Policy,  Canadian Wheat Board about GM wheat and the CWB’s position on the latest WTO issues. Agricultural trade issues are really sensitive and controversial issues right now.  Never mind the trade issues that North America has with China and the other BRIC countries but the… Read More

CropWeek 2010 - How The Canadian Wheat Board Manages Grain Transportation Logistics

I find that the grain logistics system in Canada is under a lot of criticism quite often.  I have heard several people in the last twelve months say to me that our rail handling system needs to be fixed.  So far, I have heard a lot of “the system is broken” but not of a… Read More

CropWeek 2010 - What is Important to You When Purchasing a Combine?

Buying a combine has become a much larger decision than in the past.  Combines are a piece of equipment that you use only in the fall but are incredibly important to getting the crop in the bin.  Like most pieces of machinery they have become more sophisticated although the threshing concept is still based on… Read More

 

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