What to Seed and When
by Scott Shiels
To seed or not to seed, that is the question. Well no, that isn’t the question. More accurately, what to seed or...
Finding a Home for Excess Grain
By Scott Shiels
We’ve been on quite the marketing rollercoaster when it comes to grains this year, and there doesn’t appear to be much of...
Preventative Maintenance
Scott Shiels
Spring is in the air, and with that, probably my most favourite
time: seeding! Whether you are pulling a 60-foot air drill or broadcasting...
Contract Rollover
By Scott ShielsBy now pretty much everyone across the Prairies should have their crop in the bin, but there’s likely far too much bin...
Food or Feed
By Scott Shiels
In this issue, I would like to touch on certain grading
factors that can differentiate milling grains from feed grains, and to point
out...
2020 Crop Outlook
By
Scott Shiels
Timing is critical for market success.
As we head into the second-busiest season of the year on
the farm, seeding, there are likely some farmers...
An Uneasy Future
As we have crossed over into 2018, we have not seen the markets react in the traditional way for this time of year. Generally,...
Reaping Returns at Harvest
By Scott Shiels
Harvest is here, and with it, the emergence of marketing opportunities for the newly-harvested crop. As summer breezed by, this crop season...
Maximizing Returns in Unpredictable Markets
By Scott Scheils
As we roll into summer, everyone should be looking to market the last of the old crop, in order to make space...
Bright Spots in a Bizarre Year
By Scott Shiels
Grain markets have continued to rise throughout the fall
months and into early winter. The reality appears to have settled in that while
we...
