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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 the U.S.-Mexico trade dispute over Mexico’s ban on biotech corn.

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 Association, Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association and Global Ag Risk Solutions in an effort to make […]

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 CPKC. In supplying 89% of hopper cars ordered on time in week 5, CN saw […]

Canadian canola ending stocks edged higher in 2022-23, while wheat carryout was slightly lower. That’s according to the latest stocks data from Statistics Canada, released Friday. Barley, oats and peas also saw increases on the year, while lentil supplies tightened. Total wheat stocks as of July 31, at 3.58 million tonnes were down by 2.2 […]

Closing grain prices Monday, September 11 Durum                           514.74 Feed barley                   282.58 Canola                           725.02  Chickpeas                     1036.17 Flax                                561.54 Lentils                            859.50 Oats                               310.32 Yellow Peas                   382.89 Feed Wheat                   223.56 1 Red Spring Wheat      333.19  Below are today’s closing future price quotations with Adam Pukalo with P.I. Financial.

Opening grain prices Monday, September 11 Durum 514.74Feed barley 282.58Canola 725.52 Chickpeas 1036.17Flax 561.54Lentils 859.50Oats 310.32 Yellow Peas 382.89Feed Wheat 223.561 Red Spring Wheat 330.71 Below are today’s opening future price quotations with Adam Pukalo with P.I. Financial.

Three nominees have been acclaimed to the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Board of Directors following the close of nominations in early September. BJ Haubrich of Hazenmore will join the Board of Directors in January. Terry Youzwa of Nipawin and Winston van Staveren of Creelman will each continue into their second three-year term on the Board. Corey Loessin […]

The Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission will welcome one new and three incumbent directors to its board following a summer-long nomination period. First-time director Cameron Reich will join returning directors Lesley Kelly, Jocelyn Velestuk, and Glenn Tait on the Sask Wheat Board of Directors. Each director will serve a four-year term, with Kelly, Velestuk, and Tait continuing […]

Closing grain prices Friday, September 8 Durum                           514.74 Feed barley                   282.58 Canola                           737.52  Chickpeas                     1036.17 Flax                                561.54 Lentils                            859.50 Oats                               301.32 Yellow Peas                   382.89 Feed Wheat                   223.56 1 Red Spring Wheat      336.95 Below are today’s closing future price quotations with AJ Tooley with P.I. Financial.

Opening grain prices Friday, September 8 Durum                           514.74 Feed barley                   282.58 Canola                           731.72 Chickpeas                     1036.17 Flax                                561.54 Lentils                            859.50 Oats                               301.32 Yellow Peas                   382.89 Feed Wheat                   223.56 1 Red Spring Wheat      337.70 Below are today’s opening future price quotations with Adam Pukalo with P.I. Financial.