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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 […]

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 […]

Producers have crossed the half-way point of harvest this week at 51 per cent complete. This is up from 33 per cent last week, ahead of the five-year average (2018-2022) of 34 per cent and the 10-year (2013-2022) of 33 per cent.  The southwest continues to lead harvest progress at 81 per cent complete, this […]

Feeder cattle prices were mixed but strong, according to the Provincial Cattle Specialist, Fonda Froats. Froats broke down the latest Cattle Market Update, issued by Canfax, for the week ending September 1. She notes average prices for feeder steers ranged from m $460.00 per hundred weight (cwt) for the 400-500lb weight category to $303.00 per cwt for […]

The Saskatchewan Minister of Agriculture is settling into his added responsibility of being the head of the Water Security Agency. David Marit kept the Ag file and replaced Jeremy Cockrill as minister responsible for the WSA in last week’s Cabinet Shuffle. Marit says he was informed the day before the official ceremony at Government House […]

Harvest progress sits at 37% complete across the province, which is ahead of the 5-year average (31%).Winter wheat and fall rye harvest is complete (100%).Yield reports are averaging about 60 bu/acre for winter wheat and 70 bu/acre for fall rye. Harvest continues in spring cereal crops, with barley at 65% complete, oats at 71% complete […]