GX94 Agriculture

Both major railways are struggling to move grain in a timely fashion. According to the Ag Transport Coalition, CPKC was the first to see badly lagging performance, but CN has now joined the downward swing. The railways recovered from the brief labour disruption in August and movement was pretty good until November. However, starting in […]

Agriculture in the Classroom Saskatchewan will have a presence at next month’s Canada’s Farm Show at REAL District in Regina. Canada’s Farm Show is March 18-20. Ag in the Classroom will be hosting a thinkAG Career Expo March 18th and 19th for Grade seven to ten students. “The thinkAG Career Expo at Canada’s Farm Show […]

First Vice-President of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) Todd Lewis has been appointed to the Canadian Senate by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Lewis, who farms south of Regina, is also a long-time Councillor in the R.M. of Lajord and was formerly the President of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS). In an interview […]

Only the heavier feeder steer and feeder heifer weight categories in Saskatchewan had prices recorded for the week ending February 7. The Canfax Cattle Market Update for this past week showed prices for the 600-700 to 900-plus pound steers were mostly down, while prices for the 600-700 to 800-plus pound heifers were mostly up. There […]

Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Daryl Harrison is leading a trade mission to India and the United Arab Emirates for one week, starting Tuesday and wrapping up next Wednesday. He will be meeting with business groups, buyers, and investors to promote the province’s sustainable crop production while strengthening trade and investment relations. Harrison will first attend the […]

Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay is praising the work Canadian farmers do to mark Canada’s Agriculture Day. In a statement released Tuesday morning, MacAulay says during his travels across the country, he is reminded of “how lucky we are to have the best producers in the world supporting our economy and filling our plates.” MacAulay […]

Swift Current is hosting another agriculture event, the FCC Young Farmer’s Summit. It’s happening Tuesday at the Living Sky Casino from 10:00 to 3:30 p.m.  The event is for people under 40 years of age who are in the ag industry or are pursuing a career in the field. It’s purpose is to attract and […]

Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay met with Provincial and Territorial Ag Ministers on Saturday to discuss “several key areas of interest” to the agriculture sector, given the current state of the Canada-U.S. trade relationship. The relationship between Canada and the United States has been tested since Donald Trump took office with the President claiming the […]

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 59% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 26, a decline from the 65% order fulfillment performance seen in week 25. They’ve now supplied 70% or less of shipper orders in eight of the last nine weeks.  That’s according to the Ag Transport Coalition. In supplying 63% of […]

The 30-day pause of U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods and energy exports weaved its way into each topic discussed on the SaskAgToday.com Roundtable. However, it wasn’t the only thing talked about as snowfall in the south and east-central regions of Saskatchewan provided additional moisture for farm and pastureland, canola and wheat futures had a positive […]