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Russia has halted a breakthrough wartime deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat and high food prices have pushed more people into poverty. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia would suspend the Black Sea Grain Initiative until its demands to get its own food […]

Some positive movement in the grain markets this week. Future Commodity Advisor with P.I. Financial Adam Pukalo says the ICE Future Canola contract for November was up about 53 dollars a ton for the week, pushing the price up to about 814 dollars. He says this is an increase of approximately 200 dollars since the […]

The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association is calling on the federal and provincial governments to take additional action to assist livestock producers facing extreme drought conditions across the province. Stock growers President Garner Deobald farms near Hodgeville, between Swift Current and Moose Jaw. He says since early June, the drought has continued to expand in size […]

An incentive is being offered to Canadian dairy farmers looking to make their operation greener. Farm Credit Canada is offering up to $2-thousand through its Sustainability Incentive Program, with support from the Dairy Farmers of Canada and Lactanet, a farm organization that provides a variety of services for dairy farmers. FCC’s Director of Lending Products […]

Saskatchewan livestock producers facing challenges from the dry conditions this season, have access to support from the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation. Sask. Crop Insurance is allowing additional acres of low yielding cereal and pulse crops to be diverted to feed. Acting Vice-President of Operations at Sask. Crop Insurance Lorelei Hulston says this applies to farmers […]

Crops continue to develop, despite the dry conditions and little rain. Crops Extension Specialist MacKenzie Hladun says rainfall totals were very low, as the Dinsmore area got the most at just 14mm. Soil moisture conditions were affected as a result: cropland topsoil moisture is rated as 21 percent adequate, 55 percent short and 24 percent […]

The Rural Municipality of Dundurn has declared an agricultural disaster, as a result of ongoing drought conditions. On its website, the R.M. is also calling on various levels of government to provide disaster relief to farmers and ranchers. The R.M.s of Old Post and Arlington are other areas that have also declared agricultural disasters, according […]

An Esterhazy area farmer says when you plant 52-thousand acres, you have a lot riding on your crops. Hrushka Farms near Esterhazy is certainly one of the largest grain farms in Saskatchewan. Rain has been hit-and-miss this summer and Kevin Hrushka says that has impacted crop development, saying the north end of his land looks […]

After almost two weeks since it began, there may finally be some movement in the west coast port strike. Federal labour minister Seamus O’Regan says the strike has dragged on long enough, as he sent a letter to the lead federal negotiator in the strike to come up with a set of recommendations for a […]

Hail insurance claims are pouring in across the Prairie provinces. Executive Vice President of Ag Direct Hail Insurance Bruce Lowe says 250 hail insurance claims have been made to his company at this point, including 100 in Manitoba and 75 each from Saskatchewan and Alberta. Lowe says the Manitoba stat is surprising, considering that province […]