Sask Ag News

The pieces are starting to fit together as preparation continues at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon, the site of the Western Canadian Crop Production Show from Tuesday through Thursday. Agriculture Manager for Prairieland Leigh Ann Hurlburt says farm equipment started to move in last Wednesday. “It’s kind of like a puzzle, so we spend some time […]

The Canada Grains Council is glad the CUSMA dispute settlement panel ruled in favour of the U.S. regarding imports of genetically modified corn into Mexico. In February of 2023, Mexico instituted a ban on imports of dough and tortillas made from GM corn and had plans to reduce GM corn use in animal feed and […]

On the SaskAgToday.com Roundtable with Chief Agricultural Editor Kevin Hursh, 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young, and GX94 Agriculture Director Doug Falconer: -The week got off to a hot start with Justin Trudeau announcing his resignation. Kevin shares his reaction to the announcement and how that affects everything else in the short-term. -The Canada Grains […]

Nathan Phinney, President of the Canadian Cattle Association, says work remains the same following the resignation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In an interview with SaskAgToday, Phinney says they’re focused on relationships with the United States, especially with the looming threat of 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods, and talked about what the CCA […]

Following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation announcement on Monday, preparations are being made for what’s next in the weeks and months ahead. President of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture Keith Currie explains what they’re doing for the short-term and provides reaction to this week’s announcement.

Weather in the last month of 2024 for Saskatchewan brought a mixture of freezing rain and snow as well as cold and warm temperatures. Environment Canada Meteorologist Danielle Desjardins says December started colder than normal before warm Pacific air came through to bring temperatures up. The cold returned in the middle of the month then […]

Saskatchewan Agriculture’s 2025 Crop Planning Guide is now available on-line. Printed versions will be available at the Crop Production Show next week in Saskatoon and also at regional offices. Some crops show a profit over and above total costs, but many cropping options do not. The Crop Planning Guide uses two yield assumptions – a […]

Farm groups are digesting an announcement made Monday morning from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who said he is resigning as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and Prime Minister, once the party selects its next leader. Speaking in front of Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, Trudeau also announced the Governor General granted his request of […]

A cross-Canada research project will attempt to reduce methane production by finding rumen efficiencies. Dr. Leluo Guan from the University of British Columbia was recent awarded $7.9 million from the National Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada. She is also the Canada Research Chair in Animal Function Genomics and Microbiome. Other researchers working with Guan […]

On the first SaskAgToday.com Roundtable of 2025 with Kevin Hursh, Chief Agricultural Editor of SaskAgToday.com, Ryan Young, 620 CKRM AgriNews Director, and Doug Falconer, GX94 Agriculture Director: -Canola and wheat futures are still in a feeling out process in the early days of 2025 as prices trended sideways. -Several agriculture events are coming up in […]