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SaskAgToday.com Roundtable Episode 49

SaskAgToday.com Roundtable Episode 49

Sep 27, 2024 | 4:44pm
A little bit of everything was covered on the latest SaskAgToday.com Roundtable. The ongoing strike of grain terminal workers in Metro Vancouver, delays in harvest around Saskatchewan, and canola & wheat prices were among the items covered on the Roundtable with Chief Agricultural Editor Kevin Hursh, 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young, and GX94 Agriculture […]
Three Saskatchewan Agriculture Commodities Reach $1 Billion Dollar mark in 2024

Three Saskatchewan Agriculture Commodities Reach $1 Billion Dollar mark in 2024

Sep 26, 2024 | 2:34pm
Saskatchewan’s non-durum wheat exports have reached $1.7 billion for the current year, along with canola seed and canola oil reaching $1.3 billion and $1.1 billion, respectively.  Several other agri-food exports are on track to surpass the $1 billion export value mark for this year. “The global marketplace is increasingly recognizing Saskatchewan as not only a […]
AAFC price projections not kind to chickpeas and mustard

AAFC price projections not kind to chickpeas and mustard

Sep 26, 2024 | 8:36am
The latest field crop market outlook from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has large declines in the expected prices for many pulse and specialty crops. The monthly Outlook for Principal Field Crops report from Ag Canada takes Canadian and international supply and demand into account. Wheat is the only crop expected to have a somewhat better […]
Farmers encouraged to check their fields for verticillium stripe

Farmers encouraged to check their fields for verticillium stripe

Sep 25, 2024 | 5:26pm
As more producers are finishing up harvest, an Agronomy Specialist with the Canola Council of Canada is encouraging farmers to look for signs of verticillium stripe in their fields as part of their post-harvest work. The soil-borne disease that causes yield loss in canola crops was first reported on the Prairies a decade ago, and […]
Negotiations between union and grain terminals resume during second day of strike in Vancouver

Negotiations between union and grain terminals resume during second day of strike in Vancouver

Sep 25, 2024 | 4:08pm
Labour disputes, including the ongoing strike of workers from grain terminals in Metro Vancouver, are creating challenging times for grain companies. More than six hundred employees walked off the job Tuesday morning as both parties – Grain Workers Union Local 333 and the Vancouver Terminal Elevators Association – remain apart over wages, pension, and scheduling. […]
Manitoba Harvest Now 58% Complete:  Crop Report

Manitoba Harvest Now 58% Complete: Crop Report

Sep 25, 2024 | 2:20pm
Harvest continues in spring cereals and canola. Yield reports range from 25 to 90 bu/acre in spring wheat, 80 to 180 bu/acre in oats, and 90 to 115 bu/acre in barley. Canola harvest continues and is approximately 55% complete. Corn crops continue to develop rapidly with cobs in the dent growth stage and milk lines […]
Plans in place to build Global Ag Technology Exchange despite some resistance

Plans in place to build Global Ag Technology Exchange despite some resistance

Sep 24, 2024 | 4:45pm
Four cereal based producer commissions in Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario have announced plans to contribute a total of $13.4 million dollars to the proposed Global Agriculture Technology Exchange in Winnipeg. The project, known by the acronym GATE, will contain state-of-the-art equipment for milling, baking, pasta and noodle making, malt and brewing as well as […]
Low cattle marketing numbers limit data in Cattle Market Update

Low cattle marketing numbers limit data in Cattle Market Update

Sep 24, 2024 | 3:29pm
The Cattle Market Update from Canfax shows available prices for feeder heifers in Saskatchewan were mostly up while two feeder steer weight categories had enough data to record a price, but not enough to compare week-over-week changes. In the update for the week ending September 20, the price for 400-500 pound feeder steers was $446.50 […]
Provincial exports to three European countries increased in 2023

Provincial exports to three European countries increased in 2023

Sep 24, 2024 | 11:20am
Trade export data from Statistics Canada show Saskatchewan exports to the United Kingdom, France, and the Netherlands increased overall in 2023. Uranium was the main driver of those exports – 87.3 per cent of Saskatchewan uranium went to the Netherlands, 70.8 per cent to the U.K., and 47.3 per cent to France. The province says […]