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The bright orange equipment of Kubota Canada isn’t hard to miss at Ag in Motion. Kubota is one of a few companies offering an opportunity to try out their farm equipment, the M7 and M8 model tractors; the other companies offering similar opportunities are CLAAS, John Deere, and Versatile. Kyle Dabrowski, the Part Manager for […]

MarketsFarm analyst Bruce Burnett is reporting consistently excellent yield potential across the Prairies this year after he logged 3,500 km on a crop tour on his way to Ag in Motion.  He says general crop conditions are much better than last year, especially in the southwestern Prairies.  Burnett says crops grown in this region, especially […]

Warmer conditions over the past week advanced crop growth. Fall rye and winter wheat are at the soft to hard dough stage with the most advanced fields ripening. Spring wheat ranges from flag to soft dough stages, with some lodging evident due to wind and rain events. Canola ranges from rosette to early podding. Fungicide […]

More than 30 thousand people and at least 570 exhibitors are expected at Ag in Motion this year. This year is also the 10th edition of the annual out-door farm show, located on the Discovery Farm site near Langham, Saskatchewan. It gets underway Tuesday and runs until Thursday. Show Director Rob O’Connor says to mark […]

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 96% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 49, a modest increase from the 95% order fulfillment performance seen in week 48.  In supplying 93% of cars ordered by shippers in week 49, CN performance declined slightly from the 95% order fulfillment performance seen the prior week.  CN […]

In its annual report for the fiscal year 2023-24, SaskWater reported a net income of $8.7-million, an increase of $100-thousand from the previous year. The Crown Corporation had a few highlights during the year. Of the $87-million in capital projects invested in, the most significant was the Regina Regional Non-potable Water Supply System, which SaskWater […]

Depending on the farmer, they’re either welcoming the hot weather or are a bit concerned. Vice-President of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture Todd Lewis farms near Gray, south of Regina. He says he finished spraying fungicide on his lentils and canary seed and some spraying for fusarium head blight on his durum wheat. His crops […]

Overall, crops across the province remain in good condition, noted the provincial crop report released Thursday morning. This is despite excessive moisture causing crop yellowing and crop loss in low lying areas of some regions, as well as drier conditions in other regions. The hot weather will help crops catch up on development after previous […]

REGINA – The Government of Saskatchewan’s first subsurface mineral public offering of the 2024-25 fiscal year, held on July 8, generated $5,935,425 in revenue, driven by interest in lithium potential. Of the 18 subsurface permits posted for this offering, 16 received acceptable bids covering 39,650.88 hectares. The permits, which are prospective for lithium, are located […]

The newly elected Labour Party in the United Kingdom has its work cut out for it when it comes to several issues, including trade. In particular, the new U.K. government will need to address the currently stalled bi-lateral trade negotiations with Canada. It’s been on hold since January when British negotiators, working under the Conservative […]