A provincial crop specialist says weekend rain will benefit late maturing crops in Saskatchewan. The weather office says Regina had 80 millimeters of rain since Friday, while Moose Jaw, Indian Head and Estevan had over 50 millimeters. Assiniboia had 37 millimeters of rain. The rest of the southern grainbelt from Maple Creek to Broadview had […]
Closing grain prices Monday August 12 Durum 239.51 Feed Barley 182.63 Canola 405.76 Flax 479.00 Oats 162.47 Yellow Peas 223.54 Feed Wheat 127.78 1 Red Spring Wheat 200.03
Opening grain prices Monday August 12 Durum 239.51 Feed Barley 182.63 Canola 407.76 Flax 479.00 Oats 167.21 Yellow Peas 223.54 Feed Wheat 127.78 1 Red Spring Wheat 206.31
The fourth week in July saw a big drop in crop hail damage claims across Saskatchewan. The president of the Canadian Crop Hail Association, Rick Omelchenko, said mid-July saw 3,000 crop damage claims across the prairies, including 1,200 in Saskatchewan. He said many communities were affected. “In Saskatchewan, it’s mostly that Landis, Kelfield, North Battleford, […]
Closing grain prices Friday August 9 Durum 239.51 Feed Barley 182.63 Canola 407.48 Flax 479.00 Oats 170.06 Yellow Peas 223.54 Feed Wheat 127.78 1 Red Spring Wheat 204.52
ILTA Grain has had its licenses re-instated by the Canadian Grain Commission but with the condition that the company refrain from purchasing grain from producers. ILTA’s licenses were suspended last month when the pulse crop processor filed for creditor protection in British Columbia. The Grain Commission reinstated ILTA’s licence following the creation of a […]
Opening grain prices Friday August 9 Durum 239.51 Feed Barley 182.63 Canola 407.88 Flax 479.00 Oats 169.20 Yellow Peas 223.54 Feed Wheat 127.78 1 Red Spring Wheat 205.89
Regina-based Farm Credit Canada is providing 100 thousand dollars to expand a mental health support system for farmers. FCC community investment consultant Glenda Heavisides says her agency has reached a partnership with the Do More Agriculture Foundation to expand a network of mental health first aid responders for farmers. Last year, the two organizations started […]
Harvest operations have started in some isolated areas of the Saskatchewan grainbelt. Provincial crops analyst Cory Jacob says early maturing pulse crops and fall-planted cereals have been combined. Jacob says most of the early harvested crops are in the southwest part of the grainbelt. There was some rainfall in the northeast and northwest part […]
Closing grain prices Thursday August 8 Durum 239.51 Feed Barley 182.63 Canola 405.58 Flax 479.00 Oats 168.99 Yellow Peas 223.54 Feed Wheat 127.78 1 Red Spring Wheat 205.41
