agriculture

The 2024-25 Saskatchewan provincial budget features major spending on education, health care, municipalities and capital investments — and has a deficit to go along with it. A projected deficit of $273.2 million is forecast in the budget tabled by Deputy Premier and Finance Minister Donna Harpauer in the legislature Wednesday. It is the final budget of her […]

Snow plows and shovels were out in full force across Saskatchewan after this weekend’s storm that not only brought snow but also gusty winds between 60 and 70 kilometres an hour. A winter storm warning was in effect for southern and central regions of the province, resulting in some roads either closed or travel was […]

Durum                          402.07  Feed barley                  225.58  Canola                          551.12 Chickpeas                     1168.44 Flax                              […]

The Canadian cattle herd has fallen to its lowest level in more than 30 years. Statistics Canada reports on January 1st, there were 11.1 million cattle and calves on farms, down 2.1 percent from the previous year. That is the lowest number since 1989. Drought conditions and tight feed supplies, along with good prices, resulted […]

There are trending topics every day on social media, on Friday it was Subway and yellow mustard. A Friday morning post on X—formerly known as Twitter—by Canada’s Food Professor Dr. Sylvain Charlebois at Dalhousie University in Halifax started the ball rolling. He said Subway has told its Canadian franchisees that yellow mustard would no longer […]

Making the public aware of what invasive species are and the potential negative impacts it can have on the environment is what the Saskatchewan government is focusing on this week, as it declared Monday to Sunday Invasive Species Awareness Week. Invasive species are non-native plants, animals, insects, and diseases that can be spread unintentionally through […]

Here is a look at your Closing Grain Prices for February 23rd: Durum 404.63 = Feed Barley 222.58 = Canola 531.22 -1.8 Chickpeas 1168.40 = Flax 606.04 = Lentils 756.50 = Oats 285.32 = Yellow Peas 419.61 = Feed Wheat 212.38 = One Red Spring Wheat 291.63 -1.9

Here is a look at your Opening Grain Prices for February 23rd: Durum 404.63 = Feed Barley 222.58 = Canola 533.02 -4.3 Chickpeas 1168.40 = Flax 606.04 = Lentils 756.50 = Oats 285.32 = Yellow Peas 419.61 = Feed Wheat 212.38 = One Red Spring Wheat 293.53 -2.19

Here is a look at your Closing Grain Prices for February 22nd: Durum 404.63 = Feed Barley 222.58 = Canola 537.32 -5.5 Chickpeas 1168.40 = Flax 606.04 = Lentils 756.50 = Oats 285.32 -10 Yellow Peas 419.61 = One Red Spring Wheat 295.72 -8.01

The recent decision to reduce the interest-free portion of the Advance Payment Program (APP) from $350,000 to $100,000 has stirred apprehension within the agricultural community across Canada, with the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) issuing numerous concerns. The Advance Payment Program is a federal loan guarantee initiative that has served as a resource for […]