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Trade export data from Statistics Canada show Saskatchewan exports to the United Kingdom, France, and the Netherlands increased overall in 2023. Uranium was the main driver of those exports – 87.3 per cent of Saskatchewan uranium went to the Netherlands, 70.8 per cent to the U.K., and 47.3 per cent to France. The province says […]

The union representing workers at terminals in Metro Vancouver issued 72-hour strike notice on Saturday and will be in a position to strike at 7 a.m. local time Tuesday. In a notice to members posted onto its Facebook Page, the Grain Workers Union Local 333 claimed its bargaining committee made the decision to strike after […]

This year’s harvest is nearly three-quarters of the way through, but rain is going to slow things down. The provincial crop report says 74 per cent of harvest is done, up from 61 per cent last week. Producers in the southwest region is getting closer to the finish line at 95 per cent complete, while […]

YORKTON – Farmers and implement dealers gathered north of the city the morning of Sept. 17 to take part in the Health Foundation’s Farming for Health harvest. “Between the farm implement dealers and some of the ag suppliers in the area we manage to put a crop in every year and we harvest 400 acres […]

A few agriculture groups have come together to create an organization dedicated to improving drainage in Saskatchewan. Called the Saskatchewan Drainage Extension Network (SK DEN), the privately-led initiative is comprised of one farming operation, Stone Farms, the University of Saskatchewan, farm groups such as the Saskatchewan Farm Stewardship Association (SaskFSA), Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan […]

The Canadian Grain Commission revoked the licences of Purely Canada Foods on August 27 and has since received claims from unpaid producers against the company.  Kevin Hursh, Chief Agricultural Editor of SaskAgToday.com, talked with Canadian Grain Commission commissioner Lonny McKague about the situation starting with the number of claims received:

August was a fairly average month for weather in Saskatchewan. Environment Canada Meteorologist Terri Lang compiles monthly weather statistics from weather stations around the province. Lang says there wasn’t a lot of variation with temperatures, as all weather stations recorded temperatures within their respective averages for the month. “When all the numbers were added up […]

Two of Canada’s major railways, Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd (CPKC) and Canadian National Railway (CN), are playing catch-up following a labour disruption last month that stalled operations for about four days. Mark Hemmes is the President of Quorum Corporation, which manages the federal government’s grain monitoring program. He says getting caught up is going […]

The harvest of spring and winter wheat around the world is either progressing or almost done with conditions and yields being mixed. The spring wheat harvest in Saskatchewan is at 28 per cent complete with an average yield of 45 bushels an acre, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. Alberta’s wheat crop is 36 per […]

China released more details of its anti-dumping probe into Canadian canola, but a farm leader believes it’s all politics and wants to see the Chinese and Canada come to a resolution before it escalates. The anti-dumping investigation will be year-long process, according to the Chinese government, looking into canola imports from January 1st to December […]