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The Good and Bad of Niche Crops
By Kevin Hursh
I always encourage farmers to look for profitable market niches.
Niches exist for many crops, but you...
A Farmer’s Perspective
By
Kevin Hursh
I’ve been writing regular agriculture opinion pieces for 40 years now so I’ve had lots of forecasts...
Agronomic Advice is All Over the Map
By Kevin Hursh
To say that variation exists in agronomic advice is an
understatement. Never have farmers received such wide-ranging...
Support Agriculture When Required
By
Kevin Hursh
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a river of money has been
flowing from Ottawa. The agriculture...
Self-sufficiency isn’t commercial agriculture
by Kevin
Hursh
As I write this on March 18, we’re on holiday
in a small fishing village in southern Mexico....
Collaboration for Profit and Fun
By
Kevin Hursh
There
are ways to attain a better bottom line if we’d just quit being so damn
independent.
Does Agriculture Face Tough Times Ahead?
By
Kevin Hursh
For
many years, the story has been that the good times in agriculture were never
going to end. Now...
Plant Innovation: Who Will Pay and How?
By Kevin Hursh
More
money needs to be invested in plant innovation and crop breeding or Canadian
agriculture will fall behind...
Getting a Farming Start
Kevin
Hursh, P.Ag.
Many
young men and women would love to farm. In fact, some are obsessed with it.
It’s their lifelong...
Livestock Lessons
Kevin Hursh
As
Canadian grain farmers, we need a code of practice. Before you see red and
start calling me names...
