Saskatchewan feeder steer prices were mixed across the weight categories this past week. Prices ranged from 243 dollars 80 cents for the 300 to 400 pound category to 173 dollars for the over 900 pound weight category. Feeder heifers were mostly down for the week. Prices ranged from 189 dollars 70 cents per hundredweight for […]
Every Thursday during the growing season, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture releases a weekly crop report. Depending on the time of year, it provides information on seeding progress, insect issues, topsoil moisture conditions and of course harvest progress. The crop report has been around since the 1970’s, and used to have one volunteer reporter […]
Environment Canada says the last 3 months saw warmer and drier than normal weather in southern Saskatchewan. Terri Lang at the weather office says Regina’s 3 month mean temperature of 6 degrees was 2.4 degrees warmer than normal, making it the 8th warmest on record. Lang says Regina had an estimated 55 millimeters of precipitation […]
The latest SaskWheat outlook says demand remains strong and prices continue to move upward during the past week. Marlene Boersch of Mercantile Consulting Venture says there is still room for the wheat market price to increase. Global wheat bids continued to rise during the past week. North American values are rising at a faster pace […]
Saskatoon police have arrested a Regina man wanted for a murder in the Queen city last week. 18 year old Thomas Bodechon is facing a first degree murder charge in the death of Kade Neapetung. Neapetung was found deceased in a residence in the one thousand block of Angus Street on Monday, October 18th. […]
The daily price limit for canola futures contracts on the ICE Futures platform will rise to 60-dollars a tonne , starting November 1st. That compares to the current limit of 50-dollars per day. The daily price limit determines how much a contract can move in a given session above or below the previous settlement. […]
Moose Jaw is hoping to tap into underground heated water for its new Agri-Food Industrial Park. The city of Moose Jaw will apply for grant funding to drill a geothermal test well. Natural Resources Canada will provide full funding required up to 5 million dollars to move the Geothermal project to the next level, including […]
The provincial crops extension specialist says this week’s precipitation is important for improving soil moisture. Rain and snow has fallen overnight but amounts vary across the grainbelt. Saskatchewan agriculture crops extension specialist Matt Struthers says any moisture is welcome after a year of drought. Struthers says farmland needs precipitation before freeze-up to enable the soil […]
The Sask Wheat director elections officially opened Thursday, October 14. Registered wheat producers, who have paid a check-off to Sask Wheat in the past two crop years, and have not requested a refund in the previous year, will be receiving a voting package in the mail. Six farmers have been nominated for four positions. […]
The International Joint Commission is inviting public comment on managing water supply and flood control in the Souris River basin. Comments on a new report will be accepted from today through November 15th, and at a November 3rd virtual public hearing on the internet. The recommendations being considered include modifying the winter drawdown elevation […]
