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Closing Grain Prices Thursday, February 6

Closing Grain Prices Thursday, February 6

Feb 6, 2025 | 2:11pm
Durum:                   332.40  Feed Barley:         241.57    Canola:                 614.62 (up 6.60) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      691.04 Lentils:                  […]
Opening Grain Prices Thursday, February 6

Opening Grain Prices Thursday, February 6

Feb 6, 2025 | 9:04am
Durum:                   332.40  Feed Barley:         241.57    Canola:                 608.02 (up 5.40) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      691.04 Lentils:                  […]
4-H members learning leadership skills and earning scholarships

4-H members learning leadership skills and earning scholarships

Feb 5, 2025 | 3:57pm
Scholarships were handed out on Sunday at the Prairieland Youth Leadership Conference, also known as YouLead. 4-H members from across the province cultivated their leadership skills in a fun mix of social, interactive and competitive activities. The top five received post-secondary scholarships. First place and a $4,500 post-secondary scholarship was presented to Hanna Hougham with […]
Pulse Canada taking different approach to growing trade relationships with China and India

Pulse Canada taking different approach to growing trade relationships with China and India

Feb 5, 2025 | 3:44pm
Pulse Canada is taking a more active business-to-business role in continuing trade relationships with customers in China and India. The Canadian government has had a rocky relationship with both nations in recent years, with neither country rolling out the red carpet for Canadian government officials. Jeff English, Pulse Canada’s Vice President of Marketing & Communications, […]
Closing Grain Prices Wednesday, February 5

Closing Grain Prices Wednesday, February 5

Feb 5, 2025 | 1:22pm
Durum:                   332.40  Feed Barley:         241.57    Canola:                 602.62 (down 4.10) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      691.04 Lentils:                  […]
Manitoba Government Invests $36.4 Million in Rail Line and Port Of Churchill to Increase International Trade

Manitoba Government Invests $36.4 Million in Rail Line and Port Of Churchill to Increase International Trade

Feb 5, 2025 | 11:17am
The Manitoba government is investing $36.4 million over two years to the Arctic Gateway Group (AGG) for capital infrastructure projects at the Port of Churchill that will expand international trade and create good jobs for northern Manitobans, Premier Wab Kinew and Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Lisa Naylor announced today. “Churchill present huge opportunities when it […]
Opening Grain Prices Wednesday, February 5

Opening Grain Prices Wednesday, February 5

Feb 5, 2025 | 9:05am
Durum:                   332.40  Feed Barley:         241.57    Canola:                 606.72 (down 5.30) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      691.04 Lentils:                  […]
USask “Be What The World Needs” Campaign gets $15 million boost from Nutrien

USask “Be What The World Needs” Campaign gets $15 million boost from Nutrien

Feb 4, 2025 | 4:49pm
Nutrien has donated $15 million to the University of Saskatchewan’s “Be what the world needs” campaign. A large portion of the gift will establish the Nutrien Centre for Sustainable and Digital Agriculture inside the current College of Agriculture and Bioresources building. It will focus on research training and innovative technologies that accelerate farming into the […]
PMRA changes ruling on use of lambda in insecticides

PMRA changes ruling on use of lambda in insecticides

Feb 4, 2025 | 2:10pm
Insecticides with the trade names Matador, Silencer and Labamba are again approved for most uses in the growing season ahead. The active ingredient is lambda-cyhalothrin. Back in 2023, the Pest Management Regulator Agency (PMRA) cancelled all feed uses of lambda on crops. While human consumption of crops treated with lambda was still a registered use, […]
Cattle prices maintain high level in the last Cattle Market Update of January

Cattle prices maintain high level in the last Cattle Market Update of January

Feb 4, 2025 | 1:48pm
Most of the feeder steer prices reported in Saskatchewan this past week were up week-over-week and so were the feeder heifer prices. The latest Cattle Market Update from Canfax, for the week ending January 31, shows only the 600-700 and 800-900 pound steer weight categories as the only ones to have a week-over-week price decrease […]