As government makes necessary cuts to spending, what can be reduced or restructured in the budgets for agriculture?
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Statistics Canada’s seeded acreage report contains interesting details
Statistics Canada’s June 27 seeded acreage report shows farmers planted more durum, lentils, peas and oats this spring while seeding less canola and barley.
Huge rainfall event improves crop prospects on Prairies
Pivotal is perhaps the best word to describe the massive rainfall event that hit a large portion of the prairies around June 21.
Crop spraying season can come with a great deal of stress
Despite all the stress, it’s a good feeling when you see those darn weeds dying.
Dry weather forces Prairie producers to begin drought watch
While it’s a bit early to cry wolf, the lack of rain and high winds fuelling the wild fires don’t bode well for agriculture, either.
Many agricultural trend predictions have missed their mark
A lot of sure-fire predictions over the past decade or two have failed to materialize.
Farm equipment sales sector sees significant structural changes
Sales of new farm equipment have been declining quite dramatically in North America over the past couple years.
Seeding time brings back many memories from past decades
The size and complexity of today’s equipment would astound anyone from the 1980s. However, I still have a couple tandem grain trucks in use that are 1970s vintage, so not everything from back then is obsolete.
Supply management will soon become the centre of attention
Refusing to concede some increased American competition into the dairy market is not a hill that Canada should be prepared to die upon.
Seeding stress can take a toll on mental, physical well-being
The enormity of seeding weighs heavily on producers and the entire agricultural supply chain at this time of year. It can take a toll on physical and mental well-being.
