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 have to remember that they are...
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 and observations published. I’ve also been...
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 and often
contradictory advice on how to...
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 sector has received a relative pittance.
While...
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. Our flight home was cancelled
and we’ve...
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.
When
economic times are relatively good in farming, as they...
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 the story is increasingly negative with...
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 major competitors. This is not a...
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 dream and has them exploring non-conventional...
Livestock Lessons
Kevin Hursh
As
Canadian grain farmers, we need a code of practice. Before you see red and
start calling me names to suggest yet another useless, bureaucratic...
