Read more: Early reports peg Canada’s organic harvest as good
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Organic price quotes: Late July
Read more: Organic wheat, lentils in for price lull
Organic experiment sparks farm rethink
By Gord Leathers Glacier FarmMedia contributor It all started with a request from a neighbour selling them land. About seven years ago Paul Harris, of Harris Farms near Stony Mountain, Manitoba, and his son Andrew bought some land. The land was organic so the previous owner asked them to keep it that way. They honoured […]
Organic price quotes: Late June
*[UPDATED: July 9, 2018] Read more: How the organic market is heading into the summer doldrums *[UPDATE] Spot price and premium for “Wheat – feed” updated
Organic Price Quotes: Late April
Read more: Organic markets staying the course as spring arrives
Organic markets staying the course as spring arrives
By Phil Franz-Warkentin Glacier FarmMedia staff Winnipeg, April 27 – Snow was still lingering on some Canadian fields at the end of April, but the late spring should soon be a distant memory as temperatures warm up and seeding gets underway across the country. Adjustments in intended acres at this time of year can often […]
Organic Price Quotes: Late March
Read more: Downturn for organic malt barley and hemp markets
Downturn for organic malt barley and hemp markets
By Ashley Robinson OrganicBiz staff As organic producers look to clean out the 2017 crop from their bins before seeding, they’re finding lower prices than they’re willing to sell for. Contracts have been filled up, meaning some producers who were waiting for higher prices are out of luck with no options to sell their crops. […]
Looking ahead to organic lentil markets in 2018
By Brenda Tjaden OrganicBiz contributor There’s an old adage in farming: half of the trick to success in grain marketing is planting the right crop in the first place. To that end, we can look at new-crop production contracting opportunities to guide seeding decisions. Unfortunately for organic growers, these are less common than in the […]
40,000 acre farm goes organic
High price of crop inputs drives decision to convert to organic production By Robert Arnason Glacier FarmMedia staff There are 25 grain bins in Travis Heide’s farmyard, including six massive ones with a capacity of 70,000 bushels each. In total, the bins can store around 550,000 bu. of grain. That’s enough for 10,000 acres of […]