Agriculture

While tensions rose again between Canada and India, Pulse Canada is confident the trading relationship between the two countries is strong enough to overcome the latest dispute. In an emailed statement, Pulse Canada Chair Greg Cherewyk says “Canada’s pulse industry has developed a strong trading relationship with businesses in India built on mutual respect and […]

The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) released an eight-page document outlining key policy priorities they would like to see addressed in the Provincial Election campaign. The three priorities focus on farm program enhancements, business competitiveness, and infrastructure development. APAS said the priorities “aim to position Saskatchewan agricultural producers, rural communities, and farm and ranch […]

Canada’s organic farming sector is the focus of recent federal funding. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada announced $6.8-million of funding for the Organic Federation of Canada (OFC) over five years through the AgriScience Program – Clusters Component, an initiative under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership. According to AAFC in a news release, the funding will allow […]

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) is calling for increased funding for rural roads and bridges.  These pieces of infrastructure are not only the lifeline for thousands of municipal residents who travel them daily, but they also help drive the rural economy by supporting oil and gas, agriculture, mining and other natural […]

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 oil and gas sector. The proposed regulations aim to cut the emissions by 75 percent from 2012 levels by 2030. This is something the Sask Party government […]

Picket lines have gone up at six grain terminals in Metro Vancouver as about 600 workers begin a strike. Canada’s labour minister, meanwhile, says he spoke with both the employer and representatives of Grain Workers Union Local 333 on Monday, and they have agreed to resume contract negotiations alongside federal mediators. Steven MacKinnon posted the […]

WYOMING, Iowa (AP) — Taking a late-summer country drive in the Midwest means venturing into the corn zone, snaking between 12-foot-tall green, leafy walls that seem to block out nearly everything other than the sun and an occasional water tower. The skyscraper-like corn is a part of rural America as much as cavernous red barns and placid cows. […]

You can hear Doug Falconer’s interviews with our GX94 Supper in the Field winners every Thursday on Sask Ag Today during the harvest and spring months. Then be on the look out for the actual video footage of the interviews as well. You can see all of our Supper in the Field videos for the […]

CANOLA NOV  541.80, down 19.70 CANOLA JAN  555.90, down 18.90 MINNEAPOLIS WHEAT DEC  6.35-1/2, up 13-3/4 KANSAS CITY WHEAT DEC  6.00 even, up 13-3/4 CHICAGO WHEAT DEC  5.94-3/4, up 16-1/4 CORN DEC  4.13-1/4, up 7-1/4                   SOYBEANS NOV  10.06-1/4, down 4-1/2 OATS DEC  3.77 even, up 1-1/2 LIVE […]

GRAVELBOURG — Teamwork, stewardship, commitment and generosity are just some of the words to describe those who have committed to the Wiwa Growing Project, near Gravelbourg. Operating since 2003 as a local community growing project, each year’s harvest is dedicated the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. For 11 years, the quarter being farmed was donated by the […]