One of the worst-kept secrets of 2015 is that the U.S. Federal Reserve is going to raise interest rates. Concerns of the Greek debt crisis in the European Union and some faltering steps in t... Read more
From January to March, the debate is around planting intentions for the coming year. If farmers don’t intend to plant enough acres, then there is certainly no chance of reaching the desired... Read more
By Steve Kell As farmers, we tend to focus most of our attention on watching crops grow. Since our inclination is to monitor agricultural production, it tends to be that we weigh the potent... Read more
Ontario’s 2015 winter wheat crop will be a small one. Wet weather in the fall of 2014 both delayed soybean harvest and rendered field conditions unacceptable for planting winter wheat. Altho... Read more
By Steve Kell The past three months have seen the unravelling of empires as oil prices plummet and industry, government, and individuals struggle to balance the books as an energy-based ec... Read more
By Steve Kell Ontarios cash crop sector is pleased that the 2014 growing season is now behind us. As one farmer pointed out to me: “I hope that we talk about 2014 for a long time, b... Read more