Now that your crop’s in the bin, find out how to get a price for it that will keep you sleeping well at night
Harvest is done. Now what’s the next thing you should be focusing on, marketing wise? The grain is in the bin and you still have some of it unpriced. When should you price it? How can you better protect yourself price wise if futures values continue to erode? The current situation First you need to […] Read moreFalling crop prices may be a marketing challenge. Here are things to consider as you take your crop to the market this fall
Last year was a bonus year for most western Canadian crop producers. Because of the drought in the U.S., crop prices during the last crop year were much higher than they would have otherwise been. In 2012 western Canadian crop quality was generally good, and demand was strong relative to available supplies. In contrast, this […] Read moreHis first summer back on the farm, Toban Dyck’s learned a number of lessons from hands-on experience
The headlands always take longer than expected, but I finished in time for the evening concert we had tickets for. I let the tractor idle for a few minutes to cool it down before turning the key. And then it was over. The 2013 farming season is done. Our garden has been put to bed, […] Read more
