GX94 Agriculture

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 […]

A newly-incorporated, Saskatchewan-based company is expanding its reach in the pulse and specialty grain market. Harvest Grain Ltd is combining existing assets with new Saskatchewan acquisitions. Bornhorst Seeds Ltd. at St. Gregor in northeast Saskatchewan, a Canary seed buyer and processor, is an existing asset of the company. In the near term, all grain transactions […]

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 88% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 13, a modest improvement from the 82% order fulfillment performance seen in week 12.  That’s according to the Ag Transport Coalition. In supplying 84% of cars ordered by shippers in week 13, CN performance saw a moderate improvement from the […]

A pair of bills related to interoperability of farm equipment and right-to-repair passed in the Senate. Kyle Larkin, Executive Director of the Grain Growers of Canada, says Bills C-244 and C-294 amend the Copyright Act. C-244 allows farmers access to diagnostic software to repair sophisticated equipment such as tractors, combines, and sprayers, while C-294 encourages […]

On the SaskAgToday.com Roundtable with Chief Agricultural Editor of SaskAgToday.com Kevin Hursh, 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young, and GX94 Agriculture Director Doug Falconer: -Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe’s new Cabinet has a new Agriculture Minister, Daryl Harrison. -The guys discuss what another Trump Administration in the U.S. means for the agriculture sector in Canada, especially […]

Farm Credit Canada (FCC) hosted its second Food and Beverage Summit in Winnipeg last week. The summit, according to Sue Exner who is a regional marketing director with FCC, is intended to be an event where everyone from the food and beverage industries can gather together to network, showcase their product, and share ideas to […]

A new face is taking on the role of Provincial Agriculture Minister. Premier Scott Moe unveiled his new Cabinet Thursday morning that included Daryl Harrison taking over the Agriculture file from David Marit, who had been in the role since 2018. Marit becomes the Minister of Highways – a position he previously held before moving […]

The Canadian agriculture community is processing the outcome of Tuesday’s U.S. Presidential Election and what the change in administration means to them for the next four years. Republican candidate Donald Trump secured the 270 electoral votes necessary to win the Presidency over Democrat candidate and Vice-President Kamala Harris. As of Wednesday night, Trump has 295 […]

October was a warm and dry month, according to monthly weather statistics from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). Danielle Desjardins, a Meteorologist at the national weather office, says most weather stations in Saskatchewan reported temperatures one to three degrees above normal compared to previous October’s. Key Lake was the only spot to record its […]