Canadian Ag News

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 […]

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 […]

While the new Provincial Agriculture Minister has only been in the role since early-November, there was plenty to do and plenty to talk about. Following the Provincial Election on October 28, Daryl Harrison was chosen by Premier Scott Moe to be the Agriculture Minister on November 7 – Harrison’s first Cabinet position. Harrison had experience […]

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 […]

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency detected a positive case of Bovine Tuberculosis in a cow originating from a herd in Saskatchewan. On November 29th, the CFIA Ottawa Laboratory Fallowfield confirmed the positive case of Bovine TB from tissue collected from a six-year-old cow that was slaughtered at a federally-regulated abattoir in Alberta. The Agency says […]