Opening Grain Prices Thursday, July 27
Opening grain prices Thursday, July 27 Durum 447.80Feed barley 335.61Canola 762.92Chickpeas 1036.17Flax 501.98Lentils 702.50Oats 250.32Yellow Peas 335.92Feed Wheat 270.971 Red Spring Wheat 397.37
Saskatchewan Agriculture
Record attendance, exhibitors at 2023 Ag-in-Motion
Ag-in-Motion set new benchmarks at this year’s show and it’s catching the eye of the international agriculture community. This year’s show welcome 31-thousand 166 guests; breaking it down: Day 1 had 9-thousand 827 attendees; Day 2, 13-thousand 084; and Day 3 had 8-thousand 255. 580 exhibitors were at the show, beating the previous record of […]
Swift Current area littered with hail, causes crop damage
The Swift Current area was on the receiving end of a hail storm that came through on Saturday. Richard Cuthbert is a wheat breeder with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, based in Swift Current. He says the storm was heading towards the community, and by 6:20 p.m. that day the winds started to pick up, then […]
Big changes in ag technology and practices
Over the years, I’ve had many discussions, sometimes heated, with farming family members and other acquaintances about the changing methods and practices in the industry. It’s amazing how much resistance to change there can sometimes be. I farm in southwest Saskatchewan where for decades durum was king. Discussions weren’t about what you were going to […]
Lawrence MacAulay back as Federal Agriculture Minister
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is going back to a familiar face to take on the Agriculture portfolio. Lawrence MacAulay is back as Federal Ag Minister, replacing Marie-Claude Bibeau. MacAulay, who was once the Agriculture Minister until 2019 when Bibeau took his place, was previously the Minister of Veterans Affairs; Bibeau has been shuffled over to […]
Closing Grain Prices, Wednesday July 26
Closing grain prices Wednesday, July 26 Durum 426.00Feed barley 335.61Canola 768.22Chickpeas 1036.17Flax 501.98Lentils 702.50Oats 250.32Yellow Peas 335.92Feed Wheat 270.971 Red Spring Wheat 382.00
Opening Grain Prices Wednesday, July 26
Opening grain prices Wednesday, July 26 Durum 426.00Feed barley 335.61Canola 765.62Chickpeas 1036.17Flax 501.98Lentils 702.50Oats 250.32Yellow Peas 335.92Feed Wheat 270.971 Red Spring Wheat 389.63
Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister calls FPT Ag Minister Meetings productive
Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit believes the recent meeting of his federal, provincial, and territorial counterparts, was the most productive one. The meeting in Fredericton, New Brunswick was his 5th one, and is back home after missing the wrap up news conference on Friday to catch a flight back to the province. There were no […]
Closing Grain Prices Tuesday, July 25
Closing grain prices Tuesday, July 25 Durum 426.00Feed barley 335.61Canola 761.42Chickpeas 1036.17Flax 501.98Lentils 702.50Oats 250.32Yellow Peas 335.92Feed Wheat 270.971 Red Spring Wheat 398.46
Opening Grain Prices Tuesday, July 25
Opening grain prices Tuesday, July 25 Durum 426.00Feed barley 335.61Canola 757.42Chickpeas 1036.17Flax 501.98Lentils 702.50Oats 250.32Yellow Peas 335.92Feed Wheat 270.971 Red Spring Wheat 397.23