Crops

Statistics Canada boosted 2023 canola and wheat production estimates as crops finished better than expected in part of the Prairies. Crop estimates usually tend to increase in the annual December report, but the numbers for wheat surpassed industry expectations. Timely late summer rains helped revive some crops. StatsCan estimated all-wheat production at 32 million metric […]

The need for a wetland conservation policy in Saskatchewan was a key topic covered in Question Period yesterday (Wed). The NDP critic for Environment, SaskWater, and the Water Security Agency Erika Ritchie says Saskatchewan is the only province without such a policy. “More than a dozen people are here today calling on this government to […]

Plenty of debate among Senators but no progress made on Bill C-234, an exemption of the carbon tax for natural gas and propane used for grain drying and heating & cooling of barns. The bill has been in third reading for weeks with some Senators wanting an amendment to exclude fuel used for heating and cooling farm […]

Some changes are coming to the meeting events organized by the crop commissions in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta over the next couple of months. There’s no longer one large meeting event with keynote speakers during Crop Production Week in Saskatoon. SaskCanola, Sask Wheat, SaskBarley, SaskFlax and Saskatchewan Pulse Growers are holding back-to-back annual business meetings […]

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture is looking for additional crop reporters for the next growing season. Crops Extension Specialist MacKenzie Hladun says being a crop reporter doesn’t take much time out of the week – between five to ten minutes. Once a person signs up, the Ag Ministry will send a package containing a rain gauge, a […]

Nearly 10,000 randomly selected farms and ranches across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba will have received an invitation to participate in a Citizens Assembly on Agriculture. From those who apply, 36 lottery-selected producers will gather to work on climate and sustainability solutions for agriculture. Producers can register for the process even if they didn’t receive an […]

Durum                           470.05 Feed barley                   262.58 Canola                           647.12 Chickpeas                     1168.44 Flax                                621.04 Lentils                            797.50 Oats                               296.32 Yellow Peas                  376.19 Feed Wheat                   235.46 1 Red Spring Wheat     317.61

Durum                           470.05 Feed barley                   262.58 Canola                           652.32 Chickpeas                     1168.44 Flax                                621.04 Lentils                            797.50 Oats                               296.32 Yellow Peas                  376.19 Feed Wheat                   235.46 1 Red Spring Wheat     322.99

Durum                           473.72  Feed barley                   262.58 Canola                           647.42 Chickpeas                     1168.44 Flax                                621.04 Lentils                            797.50 Oats                               296.32 Yellow Peas                  376.19 Feed Wheat                   235.46 1 Red Spring Wheat     327.38

Durum                           457.58 Feed barley                   262.58 Canola                           653.32 Chickpeas                     1168.44 Flax                                621.04 Lentils                            797.50 Oats                               296.32 Yellow Peas                  376.19 Feed Wheat                   235.46 1 Red Spring Wheat     327.45