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Friday, 03 February 2012 |
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By: Sid Lewis myWestman.ca Midwest Weed District office is open for the year. After the budget meeting the last week of January, some dramatic changes have been made for office hours.
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Prices start 2012 on an upswing |
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Thursday, 05 January 2012 |
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By: Steven Perrin myWestman.ca After all the price volatility we experienced through the last quarter of 2011, the last few days of December and first trading day of January have started on an up note. The primary drivers pushing values higher are increasing concerns about dryness in South America, particularly its impact on their corn and soybean crops, along with better outside markets, as concerns about the broader macroeconomic conditions have temporarily quieted down.
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Cereal crop marketing decisions |
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Thursday, 22 December 2011 |
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By: Steven Perrin myWestman.ca
Across Western Canada, we now have private companies’ cash bids available for wheat, durum and barley, for the first time in everyone’s farming careers. It is now possible to manage the downside risk on new-crop cereal crops by forward contracting for 2012/13 delivery.
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Incorporating legumes into your rotation |
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Thursday, 22 December 2011 |
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By: Elmer Kaskiw MAFRI myWestman.ca Legumes have taken a beating in most crop rotations over the last couple of years resulting in some dramatic reductions in seeded acres. Initially the effect of this reduction in acres has been negligible as rising returns have been able to compensate for the increasing costs of nitrogen.
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Farm logistics and price discovery |
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Thursday, 15 December 2011 |
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By: Steven Perrin myWestman.ca With the upcoming removal of the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) monopoly on wheat, durum and barley marketing, the organization’s influence will also be removed from many stages of the grain supply chain. In exercising its monopoly powers, CWB had a role in almost every commercial transaction involved in moving grain between producers and end users of Prairie crops.
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Will grain move smoothly post-CWB? |
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Thursday, 08 December 2011 |
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By: Steven Perrin myWestman.ca
Possible impacts on producers of upcoming changes to grain policy are surely the most widely-discussed topics in western Canadian agriculture these days. Everyone’s wondering how price signals and grain flows will change in the future.
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Friday, 02 December 2011 |
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By: Elmer Kaskiw MAFRI myWestman.ca These are certainly some thought provoking and challenging times for cattle producers. After almost a decade of struggling just to break even many producers are now somewhat unsure of how they should manage their operation given the current opportunities that exist in the cattle industry.
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Preparing for 2012 pricing |
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Thursday, 01 December 2011 |
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By: Steven Perrin myWestman.ca
With Bill C-18 (the new Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) legislation) about to become law, grain buyers and sellers are preparing to start pricing wheat, durum and barley in an open market system. Prices will be available very soon for delivery Aug. 1 forward, begging the question of whether farmers should lock them in or not.
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Friday, 25 November 2011 |
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By: Sid Lewis myWestman.ca
This week I have a number of items to mention because with meetings, seminars and Dec. 15 fast approaching, this will be the last column for the year.
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