Crops

A farmer in the Humboldt area says seeding has been smooth sailing but could now use heat to aid crop development. George Hinz says this month has been the total opposite of the winter, which was drier than normal.

Seeding progress in Saskatchewan went from half-way done to three-quarters of the way through. The provincial crop report, released Thursday, has seeding at 77 per cent complete, up from 56 per cent last week.

Durum 397.95 Feed barley 232.58 Canola 617.62 (down 5.00) Chickpeas 992.08 Flax 650.04 Lentils 779.50 Oats 271.32 Yellow Peas 474.72 Feed Wheat 233.45 1 Red Spring Wheat 336.87 (down 2 cents)

Durum 397.95 Feed barley 232.58 Canola 622.62 (down 6.50) Chickpeas 992.08 Flax 650.04 Lentils 779.50 Oats 271.32 Yellow Peas 474.72 Feed Wheat 233.45 1 Red Spring Wheat 336.89 (down 6.11) Below are today's opening future price quotations with A.J.

While pay will always remain an important factor in attracting new employees to the agriculture sector, other issues such as work flexibility, vacation time and sick days could make the difference in hiring and retaining high quality workers.

Seeding progress has been observed in many areas of Manitoba this past week and is now at 64% complete. Producers have focused on planting corn (80% complete), spring wheat (87% complete) barley (79% complete) and peas (96% complete).

Durum 397.95 Feed barley 232.58 Canola 629.12 (down 10 cents) Chickpeas 992.08 Flax 650.04 Lentils 779.50 Oats 271.32 Yellow Peas 474.72 Feed Wheat 233.45 1 Red Spring Wheat 343.00 (down 7.

Statistics Canada has released a blizzard of farm income and expense statistics for 2022, 2023 and the first part of this year. In both 2022 and 2023, Alberta had higher farm cash receipts than Saskatchewan.

Durum 397.95 Feed barley 232.58 Canola 629.22 (up 3.30) Chickpeas 992.08 Flax 650.04 Lentils 779.50 Oats 271.32 Yellow Peas 474.72 Feed Wheat 233.45 1 Red Spring Wheat 350.68 (up 4.

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation released Leger polling showing 70 per cent of Canadians support a carbon tax exemption on propane and natural gas for farmers.