The first winner of the 620 CKRM Country Cookout – Harvest Edition – is over the halfway mark in combining. Ray Francis farms northeast of Moose Jaw, and talked about his operation and how the growing season has gone so far with 620 CKRM AgriNews Director, and host of SaskAgToday, Ryan Young.
The wheat harvest is at different stages around the world. In Canada, the spring wheat harvest is in the early stages. Saskatchewan is 4 per cent complete as of August 19, Alberta is 5 per cent complete, and Manitoba is 3 per cent complete. Durum harvest in Saskatchewan is about 14 per cent complete as […]
Statistics Canada released model-based projections of production of various crops for each province on Wednesday morning. In Saskatchewan, they expect more canola, durum, lentils, oats, dry peas, and flaxseed to be produced, but less spring wheat, barley, and mustard seed. Production for canola is anticipated to be 10.6 million tonnes this year; spring wheat 11 […]
The Canadian Grain Commission has revoked the grain dealer licence and primary elevator licences of Purely Canada Foods Corp. in Avonlea, Kindersley and Lajord. According to sources in the grain trade, Purely Canada has been struggling to pay its bills for quite some time and there are many farmers unpaid for grain deliveries, particularly pulse […]