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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...
Emission reduction that could work
Carbon taxes and/or cap and trade systems will be implemented across the country. Everyone has their own opinion on whether this makes sense, but...
Better Farm Input Price Information Needed
By Kevin Hursh
I’m a fan of the farm input price information published monthly by Alberta Agriculture, particularly the fertilizer prices. I only wish it was...
Carefully choose your intercrops
By Kevin Hursh
I believe in the potential of intercropping to generate higher revenue per acre, but there are many pitfalls and I stumbled into...
Hogs versus Dogs
by Kevin Hursh
It’s amazing what enterprises make money and which ones are a low-margin grind.
At a recent producer meeting, I had the opportunity to visit with two different producers who...
What You May Not Know About Crop Insurance
What you may not know about crop insurance
Crop insurance programs have some significant differences from one Prairie province to the next. Plus, there are...
