Saskatchewan Agriculture

Rain came down in varying amounts around Saskatchewan leading up to Friday’s edition of the SaskAgToday.com Roundtable. The moisture is welcome and some producers got seeding done prior to the rainfall. Elsewhere, a new Federal Agriculture Minister was sworn in with P.E.I. Liberal MP Heath MacDonald taking on the role, which was a surprise to […]

Canola futures didn’t move much during the week, while wheat futures dropped.  With more on current commodity trends and the factors influencing them, here’s Adam Pukalo, a Commodities Futures Advisor with Ventum Financial.

New farm equipment sales usually follow a cycle and it seems they are down right now. Ben Voss has tracked equipment sales for years. He says the peak for new equipment sales was around 2021 and 2022 before declining the next two years. Companies announced layoffs over the past year as a result, but Voss […]

Durum:                    336.80 Feed Barley:         242.31  Canola:                 672.12 (down 5.10) Chickpeas:            749.57  Flax:                      731.04  Lentils:                  715.50  […]

Durum:                     336.80 Feed Barley:         242.31  Canola:                 677.22 (up 13.40) Chickpeas:            749.57  Flax:                      731.04  Lentils:                  715.50  […]

Durum:                    336.80 Feed Barley:         242.31  Canola:                 663.82 (down 1.50) Chickpeas:            749.57  Flax:                      731.04  Lentils:                  715.50  […]

Seeding is close to the half-way mark in Saskatchewan, according to Thursday’s provincial crop report. Progress is 49% complete, up 31% from last week and is ahead of the five-year average of 32% and the ten-year average of 34%. The southwest region is the furthest ahead at 76% complete, while the northwest region sits at […]

Durum:                    336.80 Feed Barley:         242.31  Canola:                 665.32 (down 25.60) Chickpeas:            749.57  Flax:                      731.04  Lentils:                  715.50  […]

Anthrax was confirmed by laboratory results on Tuesday as the cause of death in cattle in the R.M. of Paynton No. 470, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture confirmed in a news release Wednesday afternoon. Dr. Wendy Wilkins, a Disease Surveillance Veterinarian with the Ministry of Agriculture, said in an email to media there are two […]

There were no prices available for the feeder steer and feeder heifer weight categories in the weekly Cattle Market Update for the week ending May 9. This comes after several weeks of steady price increases for all steer & heifer weight categories and setting records in the process. Livestock Intern at the Ministry of Agriculture […]