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Regina Food Bank will have fresh produce year-round thanks to support from Farm Credit Canada

Regina Food Bank will have fresh produce year-round thanks to support from Farm Credit Canada

May 22, 2024

Farm Credit Canada (FCC) and the Regina Food Bank (RFB) are joining forces to fight food insecurity and advance indoor agriculture in Saskatchewan. It was announced Wednesday morning the Regina Food Bank will have a modular produce growing container at…

Mixed trends for cattle prices in Saskatchewan & Alberta: Cattle Market Update

Mixed trends for cattle prices in Saskatchewan & Alberta: Cattle Market Update

May 22, 2024

The latest weekly cattle market update from Canfax reflects the continued seasonal slowdown of the cattle market. Four feeder steer and three heifer weight categories reported prices for the week ending May 17. Prices for steers ranged from $361.29 per…

Spring Seeding in Manitoba Appoaches Midway Mark

Spring Seeding in Manitoba Appoaches Midway Mark

May 22, 2024

Seeding progress has been observed in many areas of Manitoba this past week and is now at 47% complete.Producers have focused on planting corn (65% complete), cereals (70% complete) and peas (90% complete).Canola planting has just started with 20% of…

Grain Delivery Service by Two Major Canadian Railways Improves in Week 41: Ag Transport Coalition

Grain Delivery Service by Two Major Canadian Railways Improves in Week 41: Ag Transport Coalition

May 22, 2024

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 92% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 41, an improvement from the 89% order fulfillment performance seen the prior week.  In supplying 86% of cars ordered by shippers in week 41, CN…

Most recent geomagnetic storm causing GPS problems for some producers

Most recent geomagnetic storm causing GPS problems for some producers

May 17, 2024

Producers rely heavily on their GPS guidance systems for seeding and spraying equipment this time of year.  However, a couple of unique GPS problems have materialized this spring.  Kevin Hursh of SaskAgToday.com talked with Matt Yanick the president and owner…