Saskatchewan Agriculture

The strike of over 7-thousand B.C. port workers is in its 6th day, and the list of organizations wanting it to end is growing. Todd Lewis – the 2nd Vice-President of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture – says patience in the farming community is running thin. “I think farmers expect to be able to move […]

Warm weather and widespread rain this week helped crop development, but it didn’t stay for very long to help out topsoil moisture, according to the latest Saskatchewan crop report. Crops Extension Specialist MacKenzie Hladun says crops are advancing quickly. She says 60 percent of canola is in the flowering stage, and 56 percent, of this […]

Closing grain prices Thursday, July 6 Durum 387.42Feed barley 335.61Canola 765.52Chickpeas 1036.17Flax 501.98Lentils 702.50Oats 255.32Yellow Peas 335.92Feed Wheat 270.971 Red Spring Wheat 389.77

SaskCanola and SaskFlax have been exploring options for amalgamating the two organizations. SaskCanola Executive Director Tracey Broughton explained it got started last fall when SaskFlax was looking for an Executive Director. The SaskCanola Board then approached the SaskFlax Board to see if there was any interest in bringing the two organizations together. Under the plan, […]

Closing grain prices Wednesday, July 5 Durum 387.42Feed barley 335.61Canola 766.52Chickpeas 1036.17Flax 501.98Lentils 702.50Oats 255.32Yellow Peas 335.92Feed Wheat 270.971 Red Spring Wheat 387.02

Opening grain prices Wednesday, July 5 Durum 387.42Feed barley 340.61Canola 759.72Chickpeas 1036.17Flax 501.98Lentils 702.50Oats 245.32Yellow Peas 335.92Feed Wheat 270.971 Red Spring Wheat 380.09

The Saskatchewan Water Security Agency is expanding support for rural landowners, communities and local governments with their channel clearing and drainage projects. Up to $1-million in rebates are available for individual landowners, rural and small urban municipalities (population under 5-thousand), conservation and development area authorities (C&Ds) and watershed associations. WSA Spokesperson Sean Osmar noted eligibility […]

Updates have been made to the Canadian Grain Commission’s Grain Grading Guide. The federal government says in a news release these changes, which are “science-based”, will “better meet the needs of the agriculture sector in Canada and grain buyers around the world.” They include an update to the definition of the severely sprouted grading factor […]

Saskatchewan growers went against the grain when they planted this year’s canola crops. Agricultural Consultant Kevin Hursh says according to the Statistics Canada Seeded Acreage Report released last week canola acreage came in higher than many analysts expected. Saskatchewan is where the difference lies. “What I found really interesting about the canola acreage is that […]

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 90% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 47, a decline from the previous week’s 94% order fulfillment performance. On a combined basis, CN and CPKC have now supplied 90% or more of cars ordered in each of the last eleven weeks. The decline in performance reflects a […]