Saskatchewan Agriculture

Seeding progress in Saskatchewan went from half-way done to three-quarters of the way through. The provincial crop report, released Thursday, has seeding at 77 per cent complete, up from 56 per cent last week. It remains behind the 5-year average of 91 per cent and 10-year average of 89 per cent for this time of […]

Durum                         397.95  Feed barley                 232.58  Canola                         617.62 (down 5.00)       Chickpeas                     992.08 Flax        […]

Durum                         397.95  Feed barley                 232.58  Canola                         622.62 (down 6.50)       Chickpeas                     992.08 Flax        […]

While pay will always remain an important factor in attracting new employees to the agriculture sector, other issues such as work flexibility, vacation time and sick days could make the difference in hiring and retaining high quality workers. The Canadian Agricultural Human Resources Council surveyed 140 organizations to learn more about employee compensation.It found 44 […]

Durum                         397.95  Feed barley                 232.58  Canola                         629.12 (down 10 cents)       Chickpeas                     992.08 Flax      […]

Statistics Canada has released a blizzard of farm income and expense statistics for 2022, 2023 and the first part of this year. In both 2022 and 2023, Alberta had higher farm cash receipts than Saskatchewan. However, Saskatchewan led all the provinces by a wide margin when it comes to net farm income. Realized net income […]

Durum                         397.95  Feed barley                 232.58  Canola                         629.22 (up 3.30)       Chickpeas                     992.08 Flax        […]

Cattle prices remain strong as the seasonal slowdown continues, according to the weekly cattle market update for the week ending May 24. The 700-800 lb feeder steers and 700-800 lb feeder heifers were the only weight categories to report prices, with the rest not available due to lack of sufficient data. The price of 700-800 […]

Durum                         397.95  Feed barley                 232.58  Canola                         625.92 (down 1.90)      Chickpeas                     992.08 Flax        […]

Durum                         397.95  Feed barley                 232.58  Canola                         627.82 (down 1.80)      Chickpeas                     992.08 Flax        […]