Oats Production Expected to be Higher This Year
Ahead of the model-based Statistics Canada production report due out on Thursday, Scott Shiels of Grain Millers Canada in Yorkton says it’s likely the agency’s numbers for oats will increase. StatsCan issued its first model-based production report for 2023-24 on Aug.…
Syngenta Canada Unveils New Pulse Seed Treatment for 2024
Syngenta Canada has announced the registration of Vibrance Total, a new fungicide pulse seed treatment offering what they say is the most comprehensive and advanced level of protection found on the market today. With five modes of action, Vibrance Total provides broad-spectrum disease control,…
Ag Roundtable Episode 1
Chief Agricultural Editor of SaskAgToday.com Kevin Hursh, GX94 Agriculture News Director Doug Falconer, and 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young discuss what’s happened in the world of Agriculture for the week. Topics ranged from harvest in Saskatchewan and Manitoba to…
Collaboration aims to make satellite-based forage insurance a usable product
The cattle sector is hoping satellite technology will be the answer for providing forage insurance comparable to how multi-peril insurance works for grain farmers. Collaboration is occurring between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the three prairie crop insurance agencies, Canadian Cattle…
Rail Service for Grain Movement Falters in Week 5
CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 91% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 5, a decline from the previous week’s 98% order fulfillment performance. The deterioration in performance in total reflects a decline in performance for each of CN and…