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Cattle prices in the province were mostly down last week. The cattle market update from Canfax for the week ending October 4th shows prices were down in the 6-to-7, 7-8, and 8-9 hundred pound feeder steer categories. Prices were also down in the 5-6, 6-7, and 7-to-8 hundred pound feeder heifer categories. The largest week-over-week […]

The value of farmland across Canada for the first six months of 2024 increased by 5.5 per cent. That’s according to a mid-year farmland values review done by Farm Credit Canada, which cited elevated borrowing costs and lower commodity prices as factors. FCC says over the last 12 months from July 2023 to June 2024 […]

Many regions experienced their first frost during the overnight hours on Oct. 3 to 4. Canola harvest is nearing completion and is estimated to be 94% complete across the province. Soybean harvest progressed rapidly throughout the week, with 70% estimated as complete across the province. Flax harvest is complete in the Central and Eastern regions, […]

Tracy Robinson, the president and CEO of Canadian National Railway, is making a visit to Regina, and its a homecoming of sorts. Robinson was born in Bethune, and went to Lumsden High School. After attending USask in Saskatoon, Robinson began work with what was then, Canadian Pacific Rail. After working with TC Pipeline, she returned […]

Canada’s organic farming sector is the focus of recent federal funding. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada announced $6.8-million of funding for the Organic Federation of Canada (OFC) over five years through the AgriScience Program – Clusters Component, an initiative under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership. According to AAFC in a news release, the funding will allow […]

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 77% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 8, a slight deterioration from the 85% order fulfillment performance seen in week 7.  In supplying 85% of cars ordered by shippers in week 8, CN performance saw a modest decline from the 88% order fulfillment performance seen the prior […]

The weather for the 2024 CIBC Run for the Cure couldn’t have been better for everyone involved. The annual fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society was held at Douglas Park in Regina under a blue and bright sunny sky, a contrast to the conditions for last year’s event when it was raining and windy. “I […]

$390 million yearly will be invested in education and healthcare, said NDP Leader Carla Beck on Friday as she outlined the party’s budget for a four-year plan to invest in the people of Saskatchewan and cut costs on certain items. Recently, Saskatchewan has seen overcrowded classrooms in schools where some classes are currently being taught […]

An economic development agency in northeast Saskatchewan wants to get regular grain shipments moving through Churchill once again. The Arctic Gateway Group, which owns the port and the lengthy Hudson Bay Railway, has signed a five-year memorandum of understanding with Invest Tisdale to develop new business opportunities. It has been several years since any grain […]