Saskatchewan farmer Todd Lewis has been re-elected to a fourth term as president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan. Lewis farms at Gray, southeast of Regina, and was first elected president in late 2016. Ian Boxall of Tisdale and Bill Prybylski of Willowbrook were re-elected as vice presidents. Six directors were elected including […]
The latest StatsCan report released Friday says fall crop production in Saskatchewan fell for canola but rose for wheat, peas, oats and barley. The farm survey says canola production dropped 7.3 percent in this province to 10 million tons while wheat and lentils jumped 5 percent. Nationally, farmers reported producing more wheat, barley and […]
Opening grain prices Friday Dec 6 Durum 266.39 Feed Barley 157.68 Canola 421.98 Flax 520.79 Lentils 372.50 Oats 201.82 Yellow Peas 244.89 Feed Wheat 156.83 1 Red Spring Wheat 210.36
Topics were wide ranging at an APAS prairie farm leaders forum Thursday in Regina. The forum included farm leaders from the three prairie provinces and the Canadian Federation of Agriculture vice president from Ontario. Trade, harvest weather and farm support programs dominated the discussion. Manitoba’s Bill Campbell talked about the amount of crop severely downgraded […]
Closing grain prices Thursday Dec 5 Durum 266.39 Feed Barley 182.68 Canola 416.48 Flax 520.79 Lentils 372.50 Oats 200.07 Yellow Peas 244.89 Feed Wheat 156.83 1 Red Spring Wheat 207.72
Opening grain prices Thursday Dec 5 Durum 266.39 Feed Barley 182.68 Canola 416.78 Flax 520.79 Lentils 372.50 Oats 206.70 Yellow Peas 244.89 Feed Wheat 156.83 1 Red Spring Wheat 209.02
The price of food is forecast to rise two to four percent in 2020. The latest Canada Food Price Report says the average family will pay an extra $487 a year on their annual grocery bill. Lead author Sylvain Charlebois with the University of Dalhousie says the increase is due to higher cost of meat, […]
Closing grain prices Wednesday Dec 4 Durum 266.39 Feed Barley 182.68 Canola 415.68 Flax 520.79 Lentils 372.50 Oats 207.87 Yellow Peas 244.89 Feed Wheat 156.83 1 Red Spring Wheat 209.31
Opening grain prices Wednesday Dec 4 Durum 266.39 Feed Barley 182.68 Canola 417.38 Flax 520.79 Lentils 372.50 Oats 205.00 Yellow Peas 244.89 Feed Wheat 156.83 1 Red Spring Wheat 210.99
More than 100 delegates are expected to attend the APAS annual meeting, which opens Wednesday in Regina. President Todd Lewis says one key resolution will push Ottawa for an exemption on the carbon tax on fuel used for grain drying this fall. He says costs are significant to farmers, running into the hundreds of dollars […]
