GX94 Agriculture

Agriculture is getting a boost as the 2024-25 Provincial Budget, released Wednesday afternoon, increases funding for the Ministry by 4.1 percent to $570.6-million. Expenses for the Ministry of Agriculture for 2024-25 will be $1.5-billion. The Budget invests in programs, including a suite of business-management programs, services, and agricultural research.”Our province’s agriculture sector is the backbone […]

The Manitoba government is celebrating Agriculture Awareness Day by partnering with Agriculture in the Classroom Manitoba (AITC-M) to deliver programming to 7,400 Manitoba students about the importance of agriculture, Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn announced today. “Today is about celebrating the Manitobans who work hard every day to produce high quality food,” said Kostyshyn. “Agriculture is […]

Fertilizer prices are increasing as spring approaches. However, a large price drop is anticipated after seeding.  Matthew Krutzfeld, Senior Fertilizer Merchant with Federated Co-op was a speaker at the Cropportunities 2024 event held Thursday in Swift Current. Krutzfeld told Kevin Hursh, Chief Agricultural Editor of SaskAgToday.com, prices vary from one retail to the next depending […]

Prices for feeder steers and heifers in the province were up compared to the last reported price differences on March 1, according to the latest Cattle Market Update for the week ending March 15. Starting with feeder steers, prices ranged from $329.61 per cwt in the 800-900 lb weight category up to $475.17 in the […]

The provincial budget will be released Wednesday and one cattle group leader believes there won’t be anything new in the budget for the agriculture sector. CEO of the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association Grant McLellan says many noteworthy items have been announced over the last two months, from the freezing of Crown Land grazing rates made in […]

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 56% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 32, a notable deterioration from the 67% order fulfillment performance seen in week 31.  CN saw a significant decline in performance while CPKC saw modest deterioration as compared to the prior week.  In supplying 56% of cars ordered by shippers […]

Author note: Due to technical difficulties on Friday, the video version of the SaskAgToday.com Roundtable is unavailable. Below is the audio version of the Roundtable, recorded Friday, March 15. Topics covered on the Roundtable include the SARM Convention, the Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Project, commodity prices, and the WSA’s Spring Runoff Forecast.

The long-standing, positive trade relationship between Canada and the United States has been beneficial to both countries, supports greater food security for Manitobans and has benefitted Manitoba producers and consumers. The recent release of the final ‘Product of USA’ voluntary labelling regulations for meat, poultry and egg products will affect this relationship, increasing barriers between […]

A major irrigation project in Saskatchewan that has been talked about for years is moving forward on expansion. During his address to delegates at the SARM Convention Thursday afternoon, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe announced work on the first 90-thousand acres of the Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Project is expected to start in 2025, following engagement with […]

There was a common thread during the first day of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) Annual Convention & Trade Show on Wednesday: getting connected to ensure everyone’s needs are met. Elements of that seemed to be incorporated into each speech given to SARM delegates at the Queensbury Convention Centre. During her opening speech […]