Crops

Lygus bugs are being found at high levels in some canola fields, with some insecticide applications having occurred, although in many fields the pods and seeds have advanced to the point where Lygus will no longer be of concern. Flea beetle levels are also high in many canola fields, often feeding on the upper pods. […]

The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, concluded productive meetings with key industry and provincial agriculture and agri-food stakeholders during his outreach to Saskatchewan and Alberta this week.  During his visit to Saskatchewan, Minister MacAulay delivered remarks during the official opening of the thirty-second meeting of the Tri-National Agricultural Accord, which was held in […]

Closing grain prices Friday, August 18 Durum 532.93Feed barley 310.61Canola 752.92Chickpeas 1036.17Flax 561.54Lentils 782.50Oats 301.32Yellow Peas 365.89Feed Wheat 270.971 Red Spring Wheat 344.04 Here is today’s closing future price quotations with Adam Pukalo with P.I. Financial.

Opening grain prices Friday, August 18 Durum 532.93Feed barley 310.61Canola 754.02Chickpeas 1036.17Flax 561.54Lentils 782.50Oats 301.32Yellow Peas 365.89Feed Wheat 270.971 Red Spring Wheat 342.83 Here’s the opening future price quotations with Adam Pukalo of P.I. Financial.

Scattered showers across the province paused harvest for a short time, but producers welcomed the moisture. Saskatchewan crops are nine per cent harvested this week, ahead of the five-year average of eight per cent and the 10-year average of five per cent.  The southwest is leading the province in harvest progress, with 20 per cent […]

New strains of clubroot have been discovered in fields across the Prairies, including several capable of infecting canola plants bred to resist the disease, according to a recent study by University of Alberta researchers. They identified 25 unique clubroot pathotypes from samples collected from more than 250 fields in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba in 2019 and 2020. […]

The looming harvest may keep a lid on the upside in the ICE Futures canola market over the next month as participants wait to get a better handle on the size of this year’s crop. MarketsFarm Pro analyst Mike Jubinville says we’re still at the mercy of trying to determine what size of crop we have, noting […]

Closing grain prices Thursday, August 17 Durum 532.93Feed barley 310.61Canola 747.62Chickpeas 1036.17Flax 561.54Lentils 782.50Oats 301.32Yellow Peas 365.89Feed Wheat 270.971 Red Spring Wheat 353.68 Below are today’s closing future price quotations with Adam Pukalo of P.I. Financial.

Opening grain prices Thursday, August 17 Durum 532.93Feed barley 310.61Canola 753.12Chickpeas 1036.17Flax 561.54Lentils 782.50Oats 301.32Yellow Peas 365.89Feed Wheat 270.971 Red Spring Wheat 352.14 Hear today’s opening future price quotations with Adam Pukalo of P.I. Financial.

The Saskatchewan NDP is joining the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association (SCA), Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA), and producers in a call for the provincial and federal governments to get supports to the livestock sector as quick as possible. NDP Agriculture Critic Trent Wotherspoon says he’s had conversations with producers in the southwest and west-central regions of […]