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The strike of over 7-thousand B.C. port workers is in its 6th day, and the list of organizations wanting it to end is growing. Todd Lewis – the 2nd Vice-President of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture – says patience in the farming community is running thin. “I think farmers expect to be able to move […]

Warm weather and widespread rain this week helped crop development, but it didn’t stay for very long to help out topsoil moisture, according to the latest Saskatchewan crop report. Crops Extension Specialist MacKenzie Hladun says crops are advancing quickly. She says 60 percent of canola is in the flowering stage, and 56 percent, of this […]

SaskCanola and SaskFlax have been exploring options for amalgamating the two organizations. SaskCanola Executive Director Tracey Broughton explained it got started last fall when SaskFlax was looking for an Executive Director. The SaskCanola Board then approached the SaskFlax Board to see if there was any interest in bringing the two organizations together. Under the plan, […]

The UFA Cooperative is expanding to east-central and southeast Saskatchewan. A grand opening was being held today (Wed) at the Yorkton location on 309 Fitchner Road, and a second grand opening will be held tomorrow (Thurs) at the Weyburn location on 2 Cossette Lane. President and CEO of UFA Cooperative Scott Bolton says they see […]

The Saskatchewan Water Security Agency is expanding support for rural landowners, communities and local governments with their channel clearing and drainage projects. Up to $1-million in rebates are available for individual landowners, rural and small urban municipalities (population under 5-thousand), conservation and development area authorities (C&Ds) and watershed associations. WSA Spokesperson Sean Osmar noted eligibility […]

Updates have been made to the Canadian Grain Commission’s Grain Grading Guide. The federal government says in a news release these changes, which are “science-based”, will “better meet the needs of the agriculture sector in Canada and grain buyers around the world.” They include an update to the definition of the severely sprouted grading factor […]

Saskatchewan growers went against the grain when they planted this year’s canola crops. Agricultural Consultant Kevin Hursh says according to the Statistics Canada Seeded Acreage Report released last week canola acreage came in higher than many analysts expected. Saskatchewan is where the difference lies. “What I found really interesting about the canola acreage is that […]

Canada’s all-wheat exports for Grain Week 47, the week ending June 25 were 424,400 metric tons, down from the previous week while above the four-week average of 388,050 mt. Canada’s cumulative licensed all-wheat exports at over 22.58 mmt are up 82% from one year ago and 19.8% higher than the three-year average. Agriculture and Agri-Food […]

After falling for three weeks in a row, corn conditions in the U.S. improved slightly last week. That is according to the USDA weekly Crop Progress report released yesterday. Soybean condition, on the other hand, logged its fourth weekly decline. Nationally, corn was rated 51% good to excellent, up just 1 percentage point from 50% […]

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 90% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 47, a decline from the previous week’s 94% order fulfillment performance. On a combined basis, CN and CPKC have now supplied 90% or more of cars ordered in each of the last eleven weeks. The decline in performance reflects a […]