YORKTON – Farmers and implement dealers gathered north of the city the morning of Sept. 17 to take part in the Health Foundation’s Farming for Health harvest. “Between the farm implement dealers and some of the ag suppliers in the area we manage to put a crop in every year and we harvest 400 acres […]
India is continuing to allow Canadian yellow peas to come into the country restriction-free from October 31st to December 31st this year. India’s Directorate of Foreign Trade published the order on Friday. The Indian government originally lifted the duties on pea imports in December 2023 until it expired this spring. However, that was extended to […]
CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 71% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 5, an improvement from the 57% order fulfillment performance seen in week 4. In supplying 65% of cars ordered by shippers in week 5, CN performance declined from the 77% order fulfillment performance seen the prior week. CN performance remains […]
A few agriculture groups have come together to create an organization dedicated to improving drainage in Saskatchewan. Called the Saskatchewan Drainage Extension Network (SK DEN), the privately-led initiative is comprised of one farming operation, Stone Farms, the University of Saskatchewan, farm groups such as the Saskatchewan Farm Stewardship Association (SaskFSA), Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan […]
Statistics Canada released its report on stocks of major crops as of July 31st, 2024. It shows total stocks of canola and barley were up compared to the same date a year ago, but stocks of wheat, oats, dry peas, and lentils were down compared to a year prior. Total wheat stocks as of the […]