GX94 Agriculture

Harvest continues in fall rye and winter wheat in Manitoba, and has started in spring wheat, barley, and peas. Yield reports are preliminary at this stage. Most spring cereals are at hard dough to physiological maturity.

As harvest ramps up around the province, SaskPower is reminding producers to be safe around power lines.

With a potential labour disruption on both major railways starting August 22, a cloud has been cast over fall grain deliveries. Hopefully, a strike or lockout does not occur on August 22, but at this point it doesn’t look promising.

Provincial Highways Minister Lori Carr wrote to the federal government, urging them to use available measures to prevent a work stoppage of CPKC and CN Rail while the railways and union negotiate a new collective agreement.

There will be a change in leadership at the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM).

The newly formed Saskatchewan Oilseeds Development Commission (SaskOilseeds) is looking for nominations for four open spots on the Board of Directors.

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 87% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 53, a modest improvement from the 83% order fulfillment performance seen in week 52.

REGINA — Applications are open until Aug. 31 for the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan's (APAS) Young Leaders program.

Farm groups continue to urge the railways and the union representing its workers to reach an agreement as soon as possible.

If you ask grain farmers about their biggest input costs, they are likely to talk about equipment purchases, fertilizer prices or the cost of various crop protection products.