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Lyle Stewart, former Agriculture Minister and SaskParty MLA for Thunder Creek and Lumsden-Morse from 1999 until his retirement from politics last year, has passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 73.

Two farm groups are calling on the federal government, CPKC and CN Rail, and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) that represents workers at both railways, to do whatever it takes to prevent a national strike from happening.

The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) has been cracking down on grain companies not paying farmers for their delivery.

The new crop year begins this Thursday, August 1. The 2024-25 crop year is expected to see significant price declines for most crops. In fact, wheat and flax are the only crops where prices are forecast to be a bit better.

Canola and wheat futures appear to head down to their respective price floor. It seems to be the case for the ICE Futures November Canola contract, even though it was up roughly six dollars on the week. The contract closed Friday afternoon at $646.

Note: The SaskAgToday.com Roundtable will be taking another two week break and will return on Friday, August 16. In the meantime, enjoy today's Roundtable with Chief Agricultural Editor of SaskAgToday.

Another week of heat and little rainfall is causing crop conditions to decline, but producers say they are still better compared to recent growing seasons. But if the heat persists, crops will continue to decline and yield potential will fall.

The tenth edition of Ag in Motion is in the books, and numbers provided by organizers suggest it continues to grow. Exhibitors hit an all-time high of 607 at the three-day show near Langham and attendance was on par with previous years at 30,805.

A Future Commodity Advisor with Ventum Financial says the Bank of Canada's decision to drop its benchmark interest rate shows the Central Bank maybe convinced that price pressures are under control, and are focused on a soft landing for the Canadian

The annual conference of Federal, Provincial and Territorial (FPT) Ministers of Agriculture was held in Whitehorse, Yukon, from July 17 to 19, 2024.