Saskatchewan pork producers are looking for government support to avoid a herd sell-off this winter due to drought. The cattle industry in Saskatchewan will receive close to 300 million dollars to help producers pay for feed to avoid a herd sell-off this fall. SaskPork general manager Mark Ferguson says hog producers are facing similar issues […]
SARM is adding its voice to the group calling for grain companies to be flexible with farmers facing drought and contract penalties for non-delivery. President Ray Orb is calling on grain companies to work with farmers to reduce penalties and eliminate administration fees on contracted but undelivered grain for this year. Orb says stiff penalties […]
Harvest is nearing 95 percent complete across Southeast Saskatchewan. The provincial crops extension specialist in Weyburn, Sherri Roberts, says a few specialty crops need to be combined but most crops are in the bin. She says much of the southeast enjoys average to above average production. She says many farmers had good moisture in […]
Stats Can released new crop production figures this week and there are more details on the report, which highlighted much lower production due to summer drought. The report says Canadian barley production this year will fall 34 percent to 7.1 million tons. Yields are down 38 percent to 44 bushels an acre. Oat production […]
The Mennonite Disaster Service has launched a Hay West program to deliver hay to drought-stricken farmers in Saskatchewan. The chair of the Mennonite Disaster Service in Ontario, Nick Hamm, says its payback time. He says nine years ago farmers in Saskatchewan sent hay to drought-stricken livestock producers in Ontario through Mennonite Disaster Service Canada. […]
Saskatchewan farmers made tremendous harvest progress this past week. Provincial crops extension specialist Matt Struthers says 56 percent of the crop has been combined, up from 36 percent last week and ahead of the five year average of 35 percent. Harvest ranges from 75 percent in the southwest to 37 percent in the northwest. Estimated […]
Grain companies are being urged to work with farmers to eliminate administration fees and reduce contract penalties during this years drought. The request comes from APAS and all 6 of the producer commissions. APAS president Todd Lewis says grain companies are being asked to consider rolling over contracts to next year and reducing or eliminating […]
Despite drought in the early part of the month, August in Regina goes into the record books as wetter than normal. Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips says Regina had 105 millimeters of rain last month, up more than double the normal 45 millimeters in August. Phillips says Regina saw 60 days, from June 12th […]
Stats Can is estimating a sharply reduced crop this fall due to widespread drought. Nationally, wheat production is forecast to drop 35 percent to 22.9 million tons while canola will decline 24 percent to 14.7 million tons. In Saskatchewan, all crops except Mustard are down 20 to 40 percent, Mustard is up 3 percent […]
Grain prices have reached record highs due to widespread prairie drought. This week durum achieved $20.00 a bushel before falling back to $18.50. Wheat market analyst Marlene Boersch of Mercantile Consulting says this is a record figure and the largest spread between durum and spring wheat ever seen. Spring wheat prices are hovering around $10.50 […]
