Sask Ag News

The Canadian agriculture community is processing the outcome of Tuesday’s U.S. Presidential Election and what the change in administration means to them for the next four years. Republican candidate Donald Trump secured the 270 electoral votes necessary to win the Presidency over Democrat candidate and Vice-President Kamala Harris. As of Wednesday night, Trump has 295 […]

October was a warm and dry month, according to monthly weather statistics from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). Danielle Desjardins, a Meteorologist at the national weather office, says most weather stations in Saskatchewan reported temperatures one to three degrees above normal compared to previous October’s. Key Lake was the only spot to record its […]

Americans will elect a new President Tuesday — the culmination of nearly a two-year process to elect a new US President. Republican candidate, and former President, Donald Trump and Democrat Vice-President Kamala Harris are on the ballot. Polls leading up to election day have been neck-and-neck. In addition to voting for a President, Americans will […]

On the SaskAgToday.com Roundtable with Chief Agricultural Editor Kevin Hursh, 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young, and GX94 Agriculture Director Doug Falconer: -The Saskatchewan Party remains in power with a fifth consecutive majority government, albeit smaller compared to four years ago, while the NDP gained additional seats. The panel discusses who could potentially be the […]

Prices for most feeder steers and feeder heifers in Saskatchewan continued to go up. In the Cattle Market Update for the week ending October 25th, prices for feeder steers ranged from the low end of $309.33 per hundred weight in the 900-plus category, to the high end of $551.13 in the 300-400 pound category. Only […]

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture released its final Crop Report of the year on Wednesday morning – a summary of what transpired this growing season. Tyce Masich, a Crops Extension Specialist with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture based in Outlook, described it as a mixed bag. Seeding time in May and June got off to […]

The agriculture community wasn’t surprised by the outcome of Monday night’s provincial election but noticed a clear rural-urban divide among the constituencies claimed by the Saskatchewan Party and the NDP. As of Tuesday afternoon, the Saskatchewan Party has 35 out of a possible 61 seats with the majority in rural constituencies and the rest from […]

A coalition called Wetlands for Tomorrow is advocating for a provincial wetland conservation policy and for all political parties in the province to make it an election issue this campaign. However, timing of the call though comes during the homestretch of the campaign with only a few days left until election day on Monday (28th). […]

On the latest edition of the SaskAgToday.com Roundtable with Chief Agricultural Editor Kevin Hursh, 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young, and GX94 Agriculture Director Doug Falconer: -The 2024 Saskatchewan Election Campaign is in the homestretch with the last day to vote on Monday, October 28th. The guys share their election predictions. -Farmers who dealt with […]

A new event will make its debut January 14th and 15th at the Western Development Museum in Saskatoon. The Sask Crops Forum is being organized by SaskOilseeds, Sask Pulse Growers, SaskWheat and SaskBarley. Each organization will hold its annual general meeting, plus there will be keynote speakers, panels and the taping of well-known political podcast. […]