Hursh Consulting & Communications Inc.

Hursh Consulting & Communications Inc.

Kevin Hursh on Agriculture: Hursh Comment

  • Home
  • About
  • Biography
  • Contact

Busy times ahead

Posted in Uncategorized by Kevin Hursh
May 02 2010

The last few weeks have seen two massive precipitation events. For the time being, drought fears have been largely eliminated on the western Prairies. In some eastern regions of Saskatchewan, excess moisture is now a problem. The prospects for pasture and hay are looking good. In addition to the moisture, there has been a limited amount of frost this spring. The grass is thriving and the trees are greener, sooner than usual. Producers are itching to get seeding, but even after the rain stops it’s going to take a while for fields to be dry enough. There’s lots of time to get the crop in the ground, but if the weather turns wet once again, seeding delays will become worrisome. May 21 is the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance deadline for seeding chickpeas and for seeding camelina in the brown soil zone. In most years, early seeded crops end up with superior yields. Seeding this spring will become general later than average. When outfits do start rolling, producers will be pushing hard and that will put strains on all the input suppliers – everything from seed and innoculant to farm equipment mechanics. Hopefully, everyone associated with crop agriculture is well rested, because there are busy times ahead. I’m Kevin Hursh.

Latest Tweets

Tweets by @KevinHursh1
Follow Kevin Hursh on Twitter

Ag Resources

  • AgriBiz Communications
  • Agriculture Canada Drought Watch
  • Canadian Cherry Producers
  • Canadian Grain Commission
  • Canadian Western Agribition
  • Canaryseed Development Commission of Saskatchewan
  • Crop Production Week
  • Farm Credit Canada
  • Inland Terminal Association of Canada
  • Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame
  • Saskatchewan Institute of Agrologists
  • Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture
  • Saskatchewan Mustard Development Commission
  • The Western Producer
  • US Department of Agriculture
  • Weather Office
  • Western Beef Development

Calendar

May 2010
S M T W T F S
 1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
3031  
« Apr   Jun »
Powered by WordPress | “Blend” from Spectacu.la WP Themes Club