Insights and Stories of Phil Franz-Warkentin

Ag real estate strong but supplies tight

Nov. 5, 2008 at 3:38 pm CST

(Resource News International) — Upheaval in the global financial markets over the past month hasn’t caused any significant damage to the demand for agricultural land in Western Canada, according to farmland real-estate sources. However, willing sellers are becoming harder to find, as many landowners are looking at their land as […]

Feed grains seen “ample” for domestic market

Oct. 20, 2008 at 4:56 pm CDT

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Hog sector braves financial storm, for now

Oct. 10, 2008 at 5:15 pm CDT

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PotashCorp, union agree to meet

Oct. 3, 2008 at 6:43 pm CDT

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Trade sees yields beating new StatsCan estimates

Oct. 2, 2008 at 12:58 pm CDT

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Credit crunch not yet hitting Canadian ag

Sep. 29, 2008 at 5:50 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Western Canadian farmers looking to buy some new land, improve their equipment or simply make ends meet until the next year’s harvest don’t yet appear to have run into problems securing credit. However, an executive with federal ag lender Farm Credit Canada said Monday, if the […]

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Stocks report slightly bearish for canola

Sep. 10, 2008 at 6:15 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Large Canadian canola stocks at the end of the 2007-08 crop year, as reported Wednesday by Statistics Canada, combined with expectations for a bumper 2008-09 crop, were seen highlighting the fact that there will be ample canola supplies to deal with during the current crop year, […]

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Prairies getting colder, but no frost yet

Aug. 25, 2008 at 3:18 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Colder overnight temperatures are becoming more normal in Western Canada as the growing season draws to a close. Yet although temperatures just above the freezing mark were reported in northern Saskatchewan over the weekend, widespread frost damage was unlikely, according to a Canadian Wheat Board official. […]

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Late canola may hinder winter cereal seedings

Aug. 13, 2008 at 1:08 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — The western Canadian winter wheat harvest is just getting underway, and early signs point to an average crop, according to an official with Winter Cereals Canada. However, while Canadian farmers planted more winter wheat in 2007/08, the lateness of this year’s canola crop may hinder plantings […]

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No progress seen in Viterra strike

Aug. 11, 2008 at 4:02 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — The ongoing labour dispute at grain handler Viterra’s Regina headquarters is entering its second month with no sign of any progress, according to the union representing the 200 striking office workers. “There hasn’t been any movement,” said Hugh Wagner, general secretary of the Grain Services Union […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin