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Saskatchewan is ending 2024 on a better note than it began. Monthly weather stats from Environment Canada showed January flip-flopped from very cold to warm, February was warmer and drier than normal, leaving little to no snow before warming up in March. May and June had lots of much-needed rain for producers after a dry […]

A three-year research project produced some promising results controlling kochia by burying the pesky weed before it could mature into a tumbleweed and move long distances. The work was led by Shaun Sharpe, an Agriculture Canada weed scientist in Saskatoon. Sharpe worked with six producers around Last Mountain Lake, about an hour north of Regina, […]

There have been some notable trends in fall and winter feed test results to date. Environmental factors during the growing season such as temperature, available moisture, and soil nutrients all contribute to forage quality. When conditions are warm and water is available, plants grow quickly, accumulating fibre and advancing in stage of maturing. If water […]

On the final SaskAgToday.com Roundtable of 2024 with Chief Agricultural Editor of SaskAgToday.com Kevin Hursh, 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young, and GX94 Agriculture Director Doug Falconer: -The guys look back on notable events in agriculture that occurred in 2024, from labour disruptions along the supply chain, to concerns over tariffs, to year-end conversations with […]

The United States won a ruling on Friday in a trade dispute with Mexico, which had sought to ban imports of genetically modified corn for human consumption. The Government of Mexico does not agree with the ruling made by the three-judge trade dispute panel, but says Mexico will respect the decision. The panel said Mexico’s […]

Some good news for producers who grow yellow peas. India is extending duty-free imports of Canadian yellow peas to February of 2025. It was set to expire on December 31st. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) released an official notification on this extension. It was supposed to end in March of this year but […]

On the SaskAgToday.com Roundtable: -The Canadian Food Inspection Agency detected a positive case of Bovine Tuberculosis from a cow that came from a herd in Saskatchewan and slaughtered at a federally-regulated abattoir in Alberta. An investigation is underway to determine if there are more cases connected to the animal. -Cattle prices in Saskatchewan dipped last […]

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has dropped its canola price forecast for the current crop year. This has ramifications for what the canola price will be for the crop insurance program. Every month, the Market Analysis Group of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada releases an Outlook for Principal Field Crops. In the December 19 report, a number […]

Weather and international trade top the list of concerns for grain, oilseed and pulse crop producers heading into 2025. Unfortunately, both issues are out of farmer control making it difficult to develop a risk management plan. Likely the biggest unknown is the United States and incoming President Donald Trump, who is already promising to impose […]

The Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association is keeping a close eye and ear to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s investigation into a positive case of Bovine Tuberculosis found in a cow that originated from a herd in Saskatchewan. The CFIA said the six-year-old cow was slaughtered at a federally-regulated abattoir in Alberta and the CFIA Ottawa Laboratory […]