The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association has set up a charitable foundation. General manager Chad MacPherson said the Stock Growers Foundation has several key goals, including to conserve farmland. “This new foundation has four different unique objectives,” MacPherson said. “Those are to conserve agricultural lands, relieve poverty, help in disaster situations and to help young producers […]
Members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) voted 91.3 percent in favor of the deal. It was reached following an eight day strike in November that tied up grain shipments. Conductors, yard workers and train persons will receive annual wage increases of 2.5%/2.5%/3%. There is also a taxable $1,000 ratification bonus. Wages were not […]
Closing grain prices Friday Jan 31 Durum 266.39 Feed Barley 177.68 Canola 410.78 Flax 521.35 Lentils 482.50 Oats 204.84 Yellow Peas 246.89 Feed Wheat 156.83 1 Red Spring Wheat 224.18
Opening grain prices Friday Jan 31 Durum 266.39 Feed Barley 177.68 Canola 409.18 Flax 521.35 Lentils 482.50 Oats 205.91 Yellow Peas 246.89 Feed Wheat 156.83 1 Red Spring Wheat 225.39
Saskatchewan farmers are asking snowmobilers to stay out of fields with unharvested crops. APAS president Todd Lewis says his office has received some complaints of snowmobiles being driven on unharvested cropland. He says snowmobiles can cause serious damage to standing or swathed crops. He says swaths can be scattered and standing crops shelled out by […]
Closing grain prices Thursday Jan 30 Durum 266.39 Feed Barley 177.68 Canola 412.98 Flax 521.35 Lentils 482.50 Oats 207.24 Yellow Peas 246.89 Feed Wheat 156.83 1 Red Spring Wheat 224.51
Opening grain prices Thursday Jan 30 Durum 266.39 Feed Barley 177.68 Canola 415.78 Flax 521.35 Lentils 482.50 Oats 207.05 Yellow Peas 246.89 Feed Wheat 156.83 1 Red Spring Wheat 224.81
Livestock research in Saskatchewan is getting big boost. Agriculture Minister David Marit has outlined nearly 8.1 million dollars will be spent on 28 livestock and forage research projects this year. Marit says the federal-provincial funds include 3.2 million dollars in support for the U of S Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence. Marit says the […]
Closing grain prices Wednesday Jan 29 Durum 266.39 Feed Barley 177.68 Canola 418.68 Flax 521.35 Lentils 482.50 Oats 208.01 Yellow Peas 246.89 Feed Wheat 156.83 1 Red Spring Wheat 224.76
Opening grain prices Wednesday Jan 29 Durum 266.39 Feed Barley 177.68 Canola 420.98 Flax 521.35 Lentils 482.50 Oats 208.12 Yellow Peas 246.89 Feed Wheat 156.83 1 Red Spring Wheat 225.17
