Author Archives: davesullivan15

According to the pollsters, nearly a million Canadians support the Green Party. That’s scary when you read their agriculture platform. According to the Greens, we should all be small, organic peasants selling our produce into local markets. Organic agriculture, they … Continue reading →

Super U is a product from Agrotain.  Described as a “granular stabilized nitrogen urea containing NBPT (urease inhibitor) and dicyandiamide (nitrogen stabilizer)”.  So basically it prevents/minimizes volatilization, denitrification, and leaching.  Even simpler, it prevents loss of nirogen. Super U is … Continue reading →

A media story has been circulating that the National Research Council’s Plant Biotechnology Institute in Saskatoon plans to develop genetically modified wheat. The story is making the rounds and drawing fire from those opposed to genetic modification, but according to … Continue reading →

The membership of the Manitoba Canola Growers Association (MCGA) passed a resolution at their 2006 Annual General Meeting requesting that their board “explore alternative markets and methods, both domestically and exports for the betterment of its members, the Western Canadian … Continue reading →

The following is an article about the NRC developing GM wheat. I do believe it is the only way to find solutions for disease like fusarium quickly, as well as increase yields. It can also make the crops we grow … Continue reading →

Written by Kelvin Heppner Tuesday, 29 March 2011   Global wheat supplies are approaching burdensome levels once again. “We’re seeing increased wheat production for next year. We’re now looking at approximate world wheat production of 660 million tonnes with some … Continue reading →

This is a big deal for my compnay as we are assoicated with AgriTrend.  I think this is a sign of things to come, with farmers using consultants to manage technology.  There is a growing segment of farmers who use … Continue reading →

Originally looked upon as “snake oil” seed treatments have become an integral part of the production system.  For the most part many farmers originally had trouble understanding the value because the action was underground.  Farmers are used to using products … Continue reading →

The federal government showed continued commitment to increasing international trade in the federal budget. “There’s a growing acceptance that Canada is back on the world stage. One of the things that I’m quite excited about is the continued bridge-building with … Continue reading →

China and India figure prominently into the discussion about the future of Canadian agriculture. Although China has received a lot of attention over many years, India has become a huge market, particularly for Saskatchewan peas and lentils. Thus, the just-concluded … Continue reading →

There is no denying what certain companies, certain farmer groups and imported herbicides has done to the agriculture industry in recent years.  It has significantly reduced the prices of certain product segments.  Products like Horizon have dropped nearly 50%.  Odyssey drops about … Continue reading →

http://www.pulse.ab.ca/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=nRHZAKARVjo%3d&tabid=264 Link to Alberta Pulse Lentil price outlook.  I think there are a lot of bullish farmers out there, but the fundamentals have been pointing to more downside than upside.  However it seems that with war in Libya, earthquakes, tsunami’s … Continue reading →

According to market analyst Chuck Penner of Leftfield Commodity Research, there have been a number of interesting developments in the grain markets over the course of this crop year. In field peas, there has been a complete turnaround in the … Continue reading →

Due to limitations with blogspot, wordpress may be my new host for my blog, and therefore the host for future work related blogs.  It seems to have some features that are better, and communicate with twitter and facebook through hootsuite, but it … Continue reading →

Well I’ve linked a facebook , twitter, wordpress, and linkedin. hootsuite app could make it much easier to manage social media application. Interesting technology, and it is all free

>  According to agriculture.com’s ‘From the floor Mar. 16’ there seems to be a general consensus that if the Japanese nuclear situation worsens, that would be market-positive, not negative for agricultural. “If we did have a radiation cloud that spreads … Continue reading →