Seeding over 75 per cent complete, crops in good to excellent condition
Seeding progress in Saskatchewan went from half-way done to three-quarters of the way through. The provincial crop report, released Thursday, has seeding at 77 per cent complete, up from 56 per cent last week. It remains behind the 5-year average…
Canadian Western Agribition Launches Volunteer Campaign
The search for volunteers is on for Canadian Western Agribition (CWA). In partnership with SaskEnergy, CWA launched its 2024 recruitment campaign for volunteers with a new incentive program. Starting this year, new volunteers will be entered into a draw to…
Survey looks at how much farms pay employees compared to other sectors
While pay will always remain an important factor in attracting new employees to the agriculture sector, other issues such as work flexibility, vacation time and sick days could make the difference in hiring and retaining high quality workers. The Canadian…
Manitoba Spring Seeding Progress Nearing the Two-Thirds Complete Mark
Seeding progress has been observed in many areas of Manitoba this past week and is now at 64% complete.Producers have focused on planting corn (80% complete), spring wheat (87% complete) barley (79% complete)and peas (96% complete). Canola planting continues with…
Stats Canada numbers show net farm income in Saskatchewan higher compared to other provinces
Statistics Canada has released a blizzard of farm income and expense statistics for 2022, 2023 and the first part of this year. In both 2022 and 2023, Alberta had higher farm cash receipts than Saskatchewan. However, Saskatchewan led all the…