Saskatchewan Agriculture

Grain exports high ahead of Thursday’s rail work stoppage

Grain exports high ahead of Thursday’s rail work stoppage

Aug 20, 2024 | 4:03pm
Canadian grain exports for the new crop year are off to a good start, but it’s likely aided by anticipation of a rail strike or lockout. Numbers from the SaskWheat Market Outlook for the week of August 19 show Canada exported 528 thousand tonnes of wheat in week one of the 2024-25 crop year and […]
Closing Grain Prices Tuesday, August 20

Closing Grain Prices Tuesday, August 20

Aug 20, 2024 | 1:25pm
Durum                         298.01  Feed barley                 206.57  Canola                         510.52 (down 1.20) Chickpeas                    837.75  Flax            […]
Opening Grain Prices Tuesday, August 20

Opening Grain Prices Tuesday, August 20

Aug 20, 2024 | 9:20am
Durum                         298.01  Feed barley                 206.57  Canola                         511.72 (down 4.20) Chickpeas                    837.75  Flax            […]
Closing Grain Prices Monday, August 19

Closing Grain Prices Monday, August 19

Aug 19, 2024 | 1:36pm
Durum                         298.01  Feed barley                 206.57  Canola                         515.92 (up 8.40) Chickpeas                    837.75  Flax            […]
CPKC workers, CN Rail issuing strike and lockout notices ahead of deadline

CPKC workers, CN Rail issuing strike and lockout notices ahead of deadline

Aug 19, 2024 | 12:49pm
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. (CPKC) and Canadian National Railway Co. (CN Rail) and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, union representing about 9,300 workers, are gearing up for a potential work stoppage later this week. Workers at CPKC issued 72-hour strike notice that would see them walk off the job at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time […]
Improving bio-industrial sector the goal of latest federal funding announcement

Improving bio-industrial sector the goal of latest federal funding announcement

Aug 19, 2024 | 12:13pm
Ottawa has announced up to $6.5 million in funding to Bio-industrial Innovation Canada (BIC) through the AgriScience Program – Clusters Component, an initiative under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership. The Bio-products Cluster, led by BIC, will develop specialized technologies that turn renewable resources, such as agricultural residues, into useful bio-energy, bio-fuels, and bio-materials like ethanol […]
Opening Grain Prices Monday, August 19

Opening Grain Prices Monday, August 19

Aug 19, 2024 | 9:16am
Durum                         298.01  Feed barley                 206.57  Canola                         507.52 (up 1.00) Chickpeas                    837.75  Flax            […]
Ray Orb reflects on his time as President of SARM, plans for the future

Ray Orb reflects on his time as President of SARM, plans for the future

Aug 16, 2024 | 4:07pm
It’s a new chapter for Ray Orb, as he is now adjusting to life after being the president of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) for the last ten years, and twenty overall with the Board. Thursday was his last day in the role. William “Bill” Huber is Acting President until an election is […]