Category Archives: GX94 Agriculture
February 2 Closing Commodity Prices
CANOLA MAR 592.10 down 9.10CANOLA MAY 598.60 down 9.80MINNEAPOLIS WHEAT MAR 6.99 3/4 up 3 3/4KANSAS CITY WHEAT MAR 6.25 up 4 1/4 CHICAGO WHEAT MAR 5.99 3/4 down 1 3/4CORN MAR 4.42 3/4 down 4 1/2 SOYBE...
Feb 02, 2024
2023 Pea Leaf Weevil Survey Map Now Available
The pea leaf weevil (PLW) is a common pest of field peas and faba beans in its native Europe and represents a potential major threat to these crops in Saskatchewan. Although the entire pea-growing are...
Feb 01, 2024
February 1 Closing Commodity Prices
CANOLA MAR 601.20 down 9.20CANOLA MAY 608.40 down 9.60MINNEAPOLIS WHEAT MAR 6.96 up 3 3/4KANSAS CITY WHEAT MAR 6.20 3/4 down 1 1/4 CHICAGO WHEAT MAR 6.01 1/2 up 6 1/4CORN MAR 4.47 1/4 down 1 SOYBEANS ...
Feb 01, 2024
Weather forecaster predicts drier spring for some parts of Western Canada, wetter spring for others
Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc. was the closing speaker at the Crossroads Crop Conference Wednesday in Calgary. Lerner provided some hope that 2024 will not be a serious drought year. Lerner ex...
Feb 01, 2024
SARM Applauds Addition of R.M.s to Canada-Saskatchewan Feed Program
The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) commends the federal and provincial governments for including 10 more R.M.s into the Canada-Saskatchewan Feed Program. Both governments anno...
Jan 31, 2024
Cold weather limited information for Cattle Market Update
Not a whole lot of information to chew on when it comes to the Cattle Market Update, issued by Canfax. Provincial Cattle Specialist with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture Fonda Froats says this...
Jan 31, 2024
The landscape of farm financing is changing
Changes are occurring in farm financing. At the Crossroads Crop Conference underway in Calgary, a lender highlighted some of the financing trends. ATB Financial is a provincial body that lends p...
Jan 31, 2024
January 31 Closing Commodity Prices
CANOLA MAR 610.40 down 3.10CANOLA MAY 618.00 down 1.70MINNEAPOLIS WHEAT MAR 6.92 1/4 down 7 1/2KANSAS CITY WHEAT MAR 6.22 down 8 3/4 CHICAGO WHEAT MAR 5.95 1/4 down 10 1/4CORN MAR 4.48 1/4 up 1/2 SOYB...
Jan 31, 2024
Deadline extension, additional R.M.s included highlight updates to Canada-Saskatchewan Feed Program
Livestock producers considering compensation for incurring extraordinary costs related to feed and/or transportation last year, due to drought conditions, have two extra weeks to apply to the Canada-S...
Jan 30, 2024
January 30 Closing Commodity Prices
CANOLA MAR 613.50 up 4.80CANOLA MAY 619.70 up 5.60MINNEAPOLIS WHEAT MAR 6.99 3/4 up 6 1/2KANSAS CITY WHEAT MAR 6.30 3/4 up 12 1/2 CHICAGO WHEAT MAR 6.05 1/2 up 12CORN MAR 4.47 3/4 up 7 1/2 SOYBEANS MA...
Jan 30, 2024
