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A winner of one of the Innovation Awards at Canada's Farm Show was aware of being nominated but wasn't expecting to win at all.

With spring thaw beginning, weight restrictions start March 21 on secondary highways to protect key links of Saskatchewan's road network.

Farm Credit Canada's chief economist JP Gervais says the average value of cultivated farmland recorded a "robust" increase in 2024, even though the numbers are lower than they were in 2023. FCC released its annual Farmland Values Report this morning.

Switching the dates for Canada's Farm Show to March from June is hoped to be the change that does the trick for attendance. Last year's announcement was made with the hope more people come to REAL District in Regina to check out Canada's Farm Show.

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 58% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 31, representing a very modest improvement from the 57% order fulfillment performance seen in week 30.

The canola market appeared to be heavily impacted by tariffs imposed by China. It was the top item of discussion on the SaskAgToday.

Today, the Water Security Agency (WSA) released the Spring Runoff Report for 2025. A normal to above normal runoff is forecast for most of central and southern Saskatchewan due to an above normal snowpack.

The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) plans to work more with the provincial government on the issue of tariffs from the U.S. and China rather than alongside the federal government.

Statistics Canada has released a seeding intentions report based on a survey of producers from across the country.

The federal government recently announced financial support for producers to get through the current tariff situation with the United States, and now China. Farm Credit Canada is providing $1 billion in new lending to alleviate financial challenges.