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The Government of Saskatchewan is providing $13.2 million to the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) in 2024-25, representing a $667,000 increase over last year. This funding will support high-quality veterinary medicine education in the province as well as government’s commitment to subsidize 25 training seats for Saskatchewan students.  “We continue to see a rising […]

Today, the Government of Saskatchewan is pleased to announce a $300,000 investment into Agricultural Manufacturers of Canada (AMC) to create a mobile, virtual-reality skills lab. The mobile skills lab will visit school campuses and community events across Saskatchewan to promote career opportunities within the agricultural manufacturing industry. This investment will allow individuals to fully experience […]

There is alignment between farmland rental rates and the appreciating value of farmland across Canada according to a new analysis from Farm Credit Canada (FCC).  The farmland rental rate analysis presents the rent-to-price ratio for cultivated farmland in Canada. The ratio leverages insights from data sets on cash rental rates and the Farmland Values Report. A ratio trending […]

Canary seed is looking to bounce back in 2024-25, despite declines in production and exports during the current year. David Nobbs, chair of the Canary Seed Development Commission of Saskatchewan and pulse merchant for Purely Canada Foods, says exports are on pace for 110,000 to 120,000 tonnes in 2023-24, compared to 150,000 to 160,000 in […]

The Saskatchewan government and the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) signed two agreements with France and a company based in Vietnam to improve the province’s energy and mining sectors, as well as increase production at the Saskatchewan Research Council’s (SRC) Rare Earth Processing Facility. A Letter of Intent was signed Monday between the provincial government and […]

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 71% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 36, a slight decline from the 74% order fulfillment performance seen in week 35.  CN and CPKC each saw a modest deterioration in performance as compared to the prior week.  In supplying 68% of cars ordered by shippers in week […]

While February was warm and drier than normal, March was sort of the opposite. Environment Canada Meteorologist Natalie Hazel had the weather stats for last month, and summarized March as being a little colder than normal. “Most places were colder than normal by two, maybe four, degrees Celsius,” said Hazel.  Saskatoon and Yorkton had the […]

AgTech is being billed as a particular focus for the 2024 edition of Canada’s Farm Show, which is back in Regina on June 18 to 20. The annual show brings together farmers and ag industry professionals to see and display the latest in innovation and cutting edge technology for the agricultural sector. The launch event […]

There will be a new look and sound to Saskatchewan Roughrider broadcasts on 620 CKRM, and the Roughriders Radio Network. At a news conference at Mosaic Stadium, Harvard Media, the broadcast partner of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, announced its new look line up for the 2024 season. Veteran broadcaster Dave Thomas will be the play by […]

China remains Canada’s largest wheat customer, even though purchases are down about 15 percent compared to the same point during the last crop year. In the 2022/23 season, China accounted for three million tonnes or 26 percent of all Canadian wheat exports. At the current pace, the 2023-24 crop year will be have sales around […]