DES MOINES, Iowa — The value of U.S. crops fell 9.8 per cent last year as prices declined for major crops, including corn and soybeans, from 2012’s record high levels, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its annual estimate.
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Potatoes are big business in southern Alberta.
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Gluten-free flour could mean more for dough in Southeastern Alberta, according to a study released Friday by the local Economic Development Alliance.
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We all have regrets.
For Rick Hoogewoonink, it’s that he didn’t order more grain bags this year.
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Near record crop prices are fuelling the possibility of a profitable growing season, as Fort Saskatchewan-area farmers prepare for spring seeding.
“With canola fluctuating from around $14.50 per bushel, and barley averaging about $5.30 in March, farmers are hoping the weather cooperates better this year — so they can cash in on these high prices with bumper crops,” explained Lorelei Hulston, provincial insurance manager for Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC), which administers crop insurance in Alberta on behalf of the provincial and federal governments.
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Calgary- The bumper crop some local producers were hoping for this fall didn’t quite materialize, but a new report suggests Canadian farmers are doing better than they have in a long time.
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