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The Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan are pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 2025 Agriculture Student Scholarship. There are four awards available: a grand prize scholarship valued at $6,000 and three runner up scholarships at $3,000 each. “Having spent most of my life in agriculture, I know there are so […]

Cow-calf producers in West-Central Saskatchewan are invited by the Ministry of Agriculture to attend meetings in Delisle Tuesday night and in Beechy Wednesday night. There will be three speakers at each location. According to the Ag Ministry website, the meeting in Delisle is dedicated to “advancing livestock production system efficiencies starting with Dr. Cheryl Waldner […]

Cattle prices remain strong as we’re getting closer to the end of 2024. Livestock Intern at the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture Emily Schmidt says lower volumes of cattle going to market and the lower cost of feed are contributors to rising prices. She also says calves are still in high demand which reflects in prices […]

A made-in-Saskatchewan cloud-based app that helps agronomists and farmers record and keep track of all information related to farmland, from crop type to inputs used, took a significant step forward in its growth. On November 28th, AgScouter participated in the Co.Launch program, a tech incubator/event that supports Saskatchewan-based startup companies. Founder and CEO of AgScouter […]

On the first SaskAgToday.com Roundtable of December with Chief Agricultural Editor of SaskAgToday.com Kevin Hursh, 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young, and GX94 Agriculture Director Doug Falconer: -The Provincial Auditor’s report noted shortfalls in how the Saskatchewan Farmland Security Board reviews land transactions and deals with the issue of foreign ownership of farmland. The Provincial […]

Members of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) elected a new president during this week’s Annual General Meeting at the Conexus Arts Centre in Regina. Bill Prybylski, who farms west of Yorkton and was the Vice-President of APAS for six years, takes over from Ian Boxall, who decided not to seek another term. Joining […]

Humboldt – On Nov. 29, PrairiesCan’s announced an additional $500,000 to help develop and support the rapid growth in east central Saskatchewan from the BHP’s Jansen Potash mine expansion projects.  The Sylvite Four-six regional development partnership includes all communities within a 90-kilometre distance from the Jansen mine, plus the First Nations of George Gordon, Kawacatoose, Day […]

Statistics Canada has dramatically lowered its canola production estimate for 2024. This latest estimate is based on a November survey of Canadian farmers while previous reports in July and August were based on remote sensing and agroclimate data: There has been a great deal of debate and speculation regarding the final canola production number. Provincial […]

REGINA – The Government of Saskatchewan’s Crown oil and natural gas public offering, held on Dec. 3, raised $11,392,502 for the province, with the southeast region generating most of the revenue. Of the 56 parcels in Saskatchewan posted for this offering, 51 received acceptable bids, covering a total of 13,561.384 hectares. The southeast brought in $8,088,540 for […]

The weather in November was a tale of two different climates. While temperatures for most weather stations in the province were at or close to their monthly average, except for Key Lake and La Ronge where they were two degrees warmer than normal, they should be taken with a grain of salt, says Environment Canada […]