Category Archives: News
Combines halted by rainfall, but its welcomed by drier areas and livestock producers
Rain put a damper on harvest progress in Saskatchewan this past week but some progress was still made and is welcomed by producers in drier areas. Harvest is at 79 per cent complete, up from 74 per ce...
Sep 26, 2024
AAFC price projections not kind to chickpeas and mustard
The latest field crop market outlook from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has large declines in the expected prices for many pulse and specialty crops. The monthly Outlook for Principal Field Crops r...
Sep 26, 2024
Farmers encouraged to check their fields for verticillium stripe
As more producers are finishing up harvest, an Agronomy Specialist with the Canola Council of Canada is encouraging farmers to look for signs of verticillium stripe in their fields as part of their po...
Sep 25, 2024
Negotiations between union and grain terminals resume during second day of strike in Vancouver
Labour disputes, including the ongoing strike of workers from grain terminals in Metro Vancouver, are creating challenging times for grain companies. More than six hundred employees walked off the job...
Sep 25, 2024
Conway accuses Cockrill of new conflict of interest accusation
REGINA - Opposition New Democrats are levelling a new conflict of interest accusation against Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill, this time for potential insider trading. At an NDP media availability ...
Sep 25, 2024
RCMP say wanted man's deceased after pursuit on Fishing Lake First Nation
Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response is investigating an officer-involved shooting yesterday (Tues) on the Fishing Lake First Nation. Mounties from several detachments began searching for 34-y...
Sep 25, 2024
Plans in place to build Global Ag Technology Exchange despite some resistance
Four cereal based producer commissions in Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario have announced plans to contribute a total of $13.4 million dollars to the proposed Global Agriculture Technology ...
Sep 24, 2024
Low cattle marketing numbers limit data in Cattle Market Update
The Cattle Market Update from Canfax shows available prices for feeder heifers in Saskatchewan were mostly up while two feeder steer weight categories had enough data to record a price, but not enough...
Sep 24, 2024
Government Tribunal Rejects Federal Oil and Gas Emissions Cap.
The provincial government's Economic Impact Assessment Tribunal has released a report saying Saskatchewan could face serious economic harm with new proposed new regulations to cut emissions from the o...
Sep 24, 2024
Provincial exports to three European countries increased in 2023
Trade export data from Statistics Canada show Saskatchewan exports to the United Kingdom, France, and the Netherlands increased overall in 2023. Uranium was the main driver of those exports - 87.3 per...
Sep 24, 2024
