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CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 64% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 20, a modest improvement from the 57% order fulfillment performance seen in week 19. That's according to the Ag Transport Coalition.

Herbicide carryover risk will not be as great as the past few years due to some decent spring rainfall. However, the risk is greater for in-season crop applications due to a sharp reduction in rainfall from July onward.

Saskatchewan is ending 2024 on a better note than it began.

A three-year research project produced some promising results controlling kochia by burying the pesky weed before it could mature into a tumbleweed and move long distances.

There have been some notable trends in fall and winter feed test results to date. Environmental factors during the growing season such as temperature, available moisture, and soil nutrients all contribute to forage quality.

On the final SaskAgToday.com Roundtable of 2024 with Chief Agricultural Editor of SaskAgToday.

The United States won a ruling on Friday in a trade dispute with Mexico, which had sought to ban imports of genetically modified corn for human consumption.

Some good news for producers who grow yellow peas. India is extending duty-free imports of Canadian yellow peas to February of 2025. It was set to expire on December 31st.

While the new Provincial Agriculture Minister has only been in the role since early-November, there was plenty to do and plenty to talk about.

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 57% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 19 - marking the lowest performance seen since week 4 and a further decline from the 67% order fulfillment performance seen in week 18.