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Five people vying for four open spots on SaskOilseeds Board of Directors

Five people vying for four open spots on SaskOilseeds Board of Directors

Nov 20, 2024

The voting period remains open to fill spots on the SaskOilseeds Board of Directors. Five people are vying for four spots on the Board — David Altrogge from Saint Benedict, Patricia Lung from Lake Lenore, Thomas MacKenzie from Zehner, Codie…

Cattle prices remain up due to weak Loonie, boost in futures market

Cattle prices remain up due to weak Loonie, boost in futures market

Nov 19, 2024

Cattle prices in Saskatchewan last week were mostly up, according to the Canfax Cattle Market Update for the week ending November 15th. Livestock Intern at the Ministry of Agriculture Emily Schmidt says four of the seven feeder steer weight categories…

Slight Decline in Grain Delivery Performance for Canada’s Two Major Railways in Week 14: Ag Transport Coalition

Slight Decline in Grain Delivery Performance for Canada’s Two Major Railways in Week 14: Ag Transport Coalition

Nov 18, 2024

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 87% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 14, a marginal deterioration from the 89% order fulfillment performance seen in week 13.  That’s according to the Ag Transport Coalition In supplying 83% of…

SK’s largest renewable energy facility north of Moose Mountain park now online

SK’s largest renewable energy facility north of Moose Mountain park now online

Nov 15, 2024

CARLYLE — Construction of the new Bekevar Wind Energy Facility north of Moose Mountain Provincial Park is complete, says SaskPower in a news release Friday morning. Owned and operated by Bekevar Wind LP, a limited partnership between Innagreen Investments and…

$230 million paid in crop hail claims

$230 million paid in crop hail claims

Nov 14, 2024

Member companies of the Canadian Crop Hail Insurance Association paid out $230 million to Western Canadian grain farmers on nearly 11,000 hail claims this year. The Canadian Crop Hail Association reports a coverage total of $10 billion this year, matching…