GX94 Agriculture

On the SaskAgToday.com Roundtable with Chief Agricultural Editor Kevin Hursh, 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young, and GX94 Agriculture Director Doug Falconer: -Delegates at the SARM Mid-Term Convention in Saskatoon voted on 21 resolutions covering a wide range of issues for the organization to lobby provincial and federal governments – from reinstating strychnine, to regulations […]

SASKATOON — University of Saskatchewan Associate Professor Dr. Bishnu Acharya won the prestigious Mitacs Innovation Award for his groundbreaking work turning agricultural waste into canola meal, oat hulls, and flax into high-value products. The award was presented at a ceremony at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa on Tuesday, Nov. 19. The research of Acharya, […]

Delegates voted on 21 resolutions during the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) Mid-Term Convention in Saskatoon on Wednesday. They were a mix of how SARM conducts business at its conventions to lobbying the provincial and federal governments on a variety of issues. For example, the R.M. of Elfros No. 307 introduced three resolutions related […]

The voting period remains open to fill spots on the SaskOilseeds Board of Directors. Five people are vying for four spots on the Board — David Altrogge from Saint Benedict, Patricia Lung from Lake Lenore, Thomas MacKenzie from Zehner, Codie Nagy from Ogema, and Dean Roberts from Coleville. These candidates have different farming backgrounds from […]

Cattle prices in Saskatchewan last week were mostly up, according to the Canfax Cattle Market Update for the week ending November 15th. Livestock Intern at the Ministry of Agriculture Emily Schmidt says four of the seven feeder steer weight categories reported increases while three of the six heifer categories were up week-over-week. The 400-500 pound […]

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 87% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 14, a marginal deterioration from the 89% order fulfillment performance seen in week 13.  That’s according to the Ag Transport Coalition In supplying 83% of cars ordered by shippers in week 14, CN performance saw a slight decline from the […]

On the SaskAgToday.com Roundtable with Chief Agricultural Editor Kevin Hursh, 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young, and GX94 Agriculture Director Doug Falconer: -The federal government stepped in to end the lockouts at the Ports in B.C. and Montreal. -Harvest Grain Limited is getting into the pulse and specialty grain market, amid tough times. -Canola and […]

Member companies of the Canadian Crop Hail Insurance Association paid out $230 million to Western Canadian grain farmers on nearly 11,000 hail claims this year. The Canadian Crop Hail Association reports a coverage total of $10 billion this year, matching the record liability set in 2023. The season started unusually slow for claims, but picked […]

The Federal Labour Minister stepping in to end the disputes at BC Ports and the Port of Montreal is welcomed by the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) and other groups. On Tuesday, Steven MacKinnon announced he ordered the Canada Industrial Relations Board to ensure operations at the ports resume and to assist both sides […]

Saskatchewan cattle producers continue to enjoy solid prices. Canfax’s Cattle Market Update for the week ending November 8th shows most feeder steer and feeder heifer prices were on the rise again. Only the 700-800 pound steers (down $2.19) and the 400-500 pound heifers (down $0.25) reported week-over-week decreases. The largest increase, meanwhile, for the feeder […]