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Plans in place to build Global Ag Technology Exchange despite some resistance

Plans in place to build Global Ag Technology Exchange despite some resistance

Sep 24, 2024 | 4:45pm
Four cereal based producer commissions in Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario have announced plans to contribute a total of $13.4 million dollars to the proposed Global Agriculture Technology Exchange in Winnipeg. The project, known by the acronym GATE, will contain state-of-the-art equipment for milling, baking, pasta and noodle making, malt and brewing as well as […]
Varying conditions and yields of wheat around the world

Varying conditions and yields of wheat around the world

Sep 11, 2024 | 2:05pm
The harvest of spring and winter wheat around the world is either progressing or almost done with conditions and yields being mixed. The spring wheat harvest in Saskatchewan is at 28 per cent complete with an average yield of 45 bushels an acre, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. Alberta’s wheat crop is 36 per […]
World wheat harvest starting or nearing completion, but has its challenges

World wheat harvest starting or nearing completion, but has its challenges

Aug 28, 2024 | 4:55pm
The wheat harvest is at different stages around the world. In Canada, the spring wheat harvest is in the early stages. Saskatchewan is 4 per cent complete as of August 19, Alberta is 5 per cent complete, and Manitoba is 3 per cent complete. Durum harvest in Saskatchewan is about 14 per cent complete as […]
Railways back on track, but dispute may be far from over

Railways back on track, but dispute may be far from over

Aug 26, 2024 | 5:44pm
After a series of twists and turns, Canadian rail service is back on track Monday morning. The Canada Industrial Relations Board issued a ruling late Saturday afternoon, indicating it could not go against a request from the federal labor minister to impose binding arbitration and end a three-day old disruption in rail service. This was […]
Sask. MLAs have a keen eye on the Bunge-Viterra merger

Sask. MLAs have a keen eye on the Bunge-Viterra merger

May 5, 2024 | 11:33pm
As the proposed Bunge-Viterra merger makes it way through the regulatory approval process of the Competition Bureau, it was a featured topic of debate in the Saskatchewan Legislature Thursday. It surfaced in Question Period when NDP Ag Critic Trent Wotherspoon accused the SaskParty government of being silent over the file. Wotherspoon says he asked Agriculture […]
SaskWheat looking forward to meeting with new Chief Commissioner of CGC

SaskWheat looking forward to meeting with new Chief Commissioner of CGC

Apr 25, 2024 | 3:11pm
The Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission welcomes the appointment of David Hunt as Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC). Federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Lawrence MacAulay announced the appointment on Tuesday. “I would like to congratulate David Hunt on his appointment as Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Grain Commission. The CGC plays […]
Wheat Market: China cutting back purchases, Russia move involved in private wheat trade

Wheat Market: China cutting back purchases, Russia move involved in private wheat trade

Apr 10, 2024 | 2:10pm
China remains Canada’s largest wheat customer, even though purchases are down about 15 percent compared to the same point during the last crop year. In the 2022/23 season, China accounted for three million tonnes or 26 percent of all Canadian wheat exports. At the current pace, the 2023-24 crop year will be have sales around […]
A different approach to upcoming annual farm group meetings

A different approach to upcoming annual farm group meetings

Nov 28, 2023 | 2:33pm
Some changes are coming to the meeting events organized by the crop commissions in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta over the next couple of months. There’s no longer one large meeting event with keynote speakers during Crop Production Week in Saskatoon. SaskCanola, Sask Wheat, SaskBarley, SaskFlax and Saskatchewan Pulse Growers are holding back-to-back annual business meetings […]
Exports of Canadian wheat strong despite low demand: SaskWheat Market Outlook

Exports of Canadian wheat strong despite low demand: SaskWheat Market Outlook

Nov 8, 2023 | 4:45pm
Canadian wheat exports were strong in shipping week 13. According to the latest SaskWheat Market Outlook, 526.3-thousand metric tons (mt) of wheat was exported to bring the season total to 5.1-million metric tons, up 11 percent from last year. Michael Wilton with Mercantile Consulting Venture in Winnipeg says the fall program for exports usually peaks in October before […]
Senators debate amended Bill C-234, farm groups want original version passed

Senators debate amended Bill C-234, farm groups want original version passed

Nov 1, 2023 | 5:24pm
A Private Member’s Bill aimed at exempting natural gas and propane used for certain farming practices from the carbon tax, is front-and-centre again in the Senate. It’s possible, that debate over Bill 234 will resume, or be put over to another day. On Tuesday, there was debate on the bill in the upper chamber and the […]