Saskatchewan Agriculture

Opening grain prices Tuesday, July 4 Durum 387.42Feed barley 340.61Canola 750.72Chickpeas 1036.17Flax 501.98Lentils 702.50Oats 245.32Yellow Peas 335.92Feed Wheat 270.971 Red Spring Wheat 363.20

Two Saskatchewan residents are among 24 semi-finalists of the Canadian Cattle Association’s (CCA) Canadian Cattle Young Leaders Program (CYL) for the upcoming 2023-24 program year. Brooke Martin grew up on a commercial cow-calf operation north of Piapot, and Levi Hurlburt is from Moose Jaw but grew up on a seed-stock operation northwest of Saskatoon. “I’m […]

Semi-Finalists for the CCA’s Cattle Young Leaders Program – Brooke Martin and Levi Hurlburt of Saskatchewan – talk about their reaction to getting this far in the program, what they wrote in their application, and what they enjoy most about being in the ag industry. You’ll also hear from the CCA Youth Leadership Coordinator Jessica […]

Closing grain prices Friday, June 30 Durum                           396.61 Feed barley                   340.61 Canola                           744.82 Chickpeas                     1036.17 Flax                                501.98 Lentils                            732.50  Oats                               245.32 Yellow Peas                   351.61 Feed Wheat                   270.97 1 Red Spring Wheat      363.92 

Closing grain prices Thursday, June 29 Durum 396.61Feed barley 340.61Canola 724.42Chickpeas 1036.17Flax 501.98Lentils 732.50Oats 245.32Yellow Peas 351.61Feed Wheat 270.971 Red Spring Wheat 370.42

2023 is shaping up to be a dry year and consequently won’t be a bin buster. That’s according to agricultural consultant Kevin Hursh, who says where he farms in the Cabri area of southwest Saskatchewan it’s dry. “Things are going backwards quickly in my part of the world,” Hursh said. “Increasingly there’s a lot of […]

Statistics Canada released highlights of the June 2023 Field Crops survey pertaining to the 2023 seeding areas of principal field crops. Saskatchewan farmers indicated they planted more canola, spring wheat, durum wheat, barley, and mustard seed, and less lentils, dry field peas, oats, flax seed, and canary seed. Producers planted 12.4 million acres of canola […]

Closing grain prices Wednesday, June 28 Durum 396.61Feed barley 340.61Canola 713.92Chickpeas 1036.17Flax 501.98Lentils 732.50Oats 245.32Yellow Peas 351.61Feed Wheat 270.971 Red Spring Wheat 366.95

Opening grain prices Wednesday, June 28 Durum 396.61Feed barley 340.61Canola 713.62Chickpeas 1036.17Flax 501.98Lentils 732.50Oats 245.32Yellow Peas 351.61Feed Wheat 270.971 Red Spring Wheat 370.51

The 45th annual Canada’s Farm Show in Regina has come and gone, and Regina Exhibition Association Limited (REAL) is calling it an enormous success. Numbers from REAL in a news release show a 20 percent increase in attendance, over 350 exhibitors were at the show, and over $81-million in sales were secured. “We’re very happy […]