Saskatchewan Agriculture

SaskAgToday.com Roundtable: Variable amounts of moisture and a new Ag Minister

SaskAgToday.com Roundtable: Variable amounts of moisture and a new Ag Minister

May 16, 2025 | 4:24pm
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 […]
Multiple factors contributing to decline farm equipment sales: Ben Voss

Multiple factors contributing to decline farm equipment sales: Ben Voss

May 16, 2025 | 3:01pm
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 […]
Closing Grain Prices Friday, May 16

Closing Grain Prices Friday, May 16

May 16, 2025 | 1:21pm
Durum:                    336.80 Feed Barley:         242.31  Canola:                 672.12 (down 5.10) Chickpeas:            749.57  Flax:                      731.04  Lentils:                  715.50  […]
Opening Grain Prices Friday, May 16

Opening Grain Prices Friday, May 16

May 16, 2025 | 9:16am
Durum:                     336.80 Feed Barley:         242.31  Canola:                 677.22 (up 13.40) Chickpeas:            749.57  Flax:                      731.04  Lentils:                  715.50  […]
Closing Grain Prices Thursday, May 15

Closing Grain Prices Thursday, May 15

May 15, 2025 | 2:20pm
Durum:                    336.80 Feed Barley:         242.31  Canola:                 663.82 (down 1.50) Chickpeas:            749.57  Flax:                      731.04  Lentils:                  715.50  […]
Seeding near 50% complete thanks to drier conditions

Seeding near 50% complete thanks to drier conditions

May 15, 2025 | 2:11pm
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 […]
Opening Grain Prices Thursday, May 15

Opening Grain Prices Thursday, May 15

May 15, 2025 | 9:43am
Durum:                    336.80 Feed Barley:         242.31  Canola:                 665.32 (down 25.60) Chickpeas:            749.57  Flax:                      731.04  Lentils:                  715.50  […]
Anthrax confirmed in cattle in northwest Saskatchewan

Anthrax confirmed in cattle in northwest Saskatchewan

May 14, 2025 | 4:54pm
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 […]