Unionized workers at the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation have reached a tentative agreement. The SGEU bargaining unit has been without a contract since October 2016. The new agreement covers 400 workers in 21 offices across Saskatchewan and the head office in Melville. Full details were not disclosed but it is in line with recent […]
Saskatchewan farm leaders are expressing mixed emotions about the new Canada Water Agency. The agency is one of the key goals of the new Trudeau government and would work with the provinces, scientists and others to manage water resources. APAS president Todd Lewis says the Water Agency was part of the Liberal election platform this […]
Closing grain prices Thursday Dec 19 Durum 266.39 Feed Barley 157.68 Canola 430.88 Flax 521.35 Lentils 419.50 Oats 201.04 Yellow Peas 244.89 Feed Wheat 156.83 1 Red Spring Wheat 220.11
Opening grain prices Thursday Dec 19 Durum 266.39 Feed Barley 157.68 Canola 430.48 Flax 521.35 Lentils 419.50 Oats 203.35 Yellow Peas 244.89 Feed Wheat 156.83 1 Red Spring Wheat 220.05
Agriculture minister David Marit says the agriculture extension office in Watrous is being moved to the larger centre of Humboldt. The move takes effect in March. Marit says the Watrous office was under-utilized, with 70 walk-ins last year to the facility. Marit says five people will move with the office. Marit says farmers in the […]
Closing grain prices Wednesday Dec 18 Durum 266.39 Feed Barley 157.68 Canola 428.48 Flax 521.35 Lentils 419.50 Oats 204.08 Yellow Peas 244.89 Feed Wheat 156.83 1 Red Spring Wheat 217.12
Opening grain prices Wednesday Dec 18 Durum 266.39 Feed Barley 157.68 Canola 426.68 Flax 521.35 Lentils 419.50 Oats 207.49 Yellow Peas 244.89 Feed Wheat 156.83 1 Red Spring Wheat 217.24
CN Rail says grain movement is back to normal after an eight day strike last month put a halt to most shipments. Executive vice president Sean Finn says movement of Canadian grain is back to the pre-strike pace after recovering from the week-long strike in late November. He says it took less than three weeks […]
Federal agriculture minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says improvements are coming to farm support programs. After meeting with her provincial counterparts, Bibeau says farmers can use private insurance programs without being penalized through the agristability program. Saskatchewan agriculture minister David Marit welcomes the improvement. He says “we’re happy to hear that revenue from private insurance won’t […]
Closing grain prices Tuesday Dec 17 Durum 266.39 Feed Barley 157.68 Canola 428.48 Flax 521.35 Lentils 419.50 Oats 214.32 Yellow Peas 244.89 Feed Wheat 156.83 1 Red Spring Wheat 222.12
