Saskatchewan Agriculture

Durum:                    309.04 Feed Barley:         221.57 Canola:                 565.12 (down 40 cents) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      605.85 Lentils:              […]

Cattle prices in the province were mostly down last week. The cattle market update from Canfax for the week ending October 4th shows prices were down in the 6-to-7, 7-8, and 8-9 hundred pound feeder steer categories. Prices were also down in the 5-6, 6-7, and 7-to-8 hundred pound feeder heifer categories. The largest week-over-week […]

The value of farmland across Canada for the first six months of 2024 increased by 5.5 per cent. That’s according to a mid-year farmland values review done by Farm Credit Canada, which cited elevated borrowing costs and lower commodity prices as factors. FCC says over the last 12 months from July 2023 to June 2024 […]

The 620 CKRM Ranch Roundup appears to be a family affair so far. The second stop was at the Wilner/Elbow Community Pasture. It’s managed by Wyatt Ayres, whose brother Tucker manages the Coteau Community Pasture near Birsay, where the first stop of the Ranch Roundup was on Monday. 620 CKRM was at the Wilner/Elbow Pasture as […]

Durum:                    309.04 Feed Barley:         221.57 Canola:                 565.22 (down 1.70) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      605.85 Lentils:                […]

Last year’s Canadian Western Agribition created lots of positive economic activity for the province. Agribition shared stats from an economic impact study conducted by Praxis Consulting. It showed the 2023 event generated $116.5 million of economic activity in Saskatchewan, including $69.6 million to the provincial GDP. The total economic activity represents a nearly 21 per […]

Durum:                    309.04 Feed Barley:         221.57 Canola:                 566.92 (down 40 cents) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      605.85 Lentils:              […]

Durum: 309.04 Feed Barley: 221.57 Canola: 567.32 (down 10.60) Chickpeas: 837.75 Flax: 605.85 Lentils: 715.50 Oats: 239.00 Yellow Peas: 385.40 Feed Wheat: 193.15 1 Red Spring Wheat: 279.90 (up 1.01) Below are today’s opening future price quotations with Adam Pukalo of Ventum Financial.

Canada’s organic farming sector is the focus of recent federal funding. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada announced $6.8-million of funding for the Organic Federation of Canada (OFC) over five years through the AgriScience Program – Clusters Component, an initiative under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership. According to AAFC in a news release, the funding will allow […]

The 620 CKRM Ranch Roundup is back for its second tour of duty for the fall season. The first stop was at the Coteau Community Pasture, located near the Town of Birsay, about 237 kilometres northwest of Regina. 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young had a conversation with the Manager of the Community Pasture Tucker […]