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Applications Now Open for the 2024 Agriculture Student Scholarship

Applications Now Open for the 2024 Agriculture Student Scholarship

Today, the governments of Canada and Saskatchewan announced that applications are now being accepted for the 2024 Agriculture Student Scholarship Program.
SaskCanola Announces New Communications Platform

SaskCanola Announces New Communications Platform

SaskCanola is excited to announce the launch of its new communications platform - an interactive texting service! The addition of this platform aims to enhance efforts to communicate more directly with our membership about the ongoing, multi-pronged
Manitoba Harvest Slow to Advance Over Past Week: Crop Report

Manitoba Harvest Slow to Advance Over Past Week: Crop Report

Limited harvest progress over the last week due to widespread rainfall across the province. Harvest progress sits at 86% complete across the province, which is ahead of the 5-year average (81%).
Saskatchewan experiences largest increase of farmland value among provinces: FCC Report

Saskatchewan experiences largest increase of farmland value among provinces: FCC Report

The value of farmland has risen, despite availability for it being limited. That's according to Farm Credit Canada's (FCC) mid-year farmland values review, which looked at the average growth for the first 6 months of 2023.
Major Railways See Mixed Results in Grain Car Service: Ag Transport Coalition

Major Railways See Mixed Results in Grain Car Service: Ag Transport Coalition

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 83% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 9, a modest increase from the previous week's 82% order fulfillment performance.
Discussion of private member's bill 275 gets heated

Discussion of private member's bill 275 gets heated

There was pushback this week, as the commons ag committee debates bill 275. The bill was introduced by Alberta tory MP John Barlow.
Four Agriculture Groups want review of Bunge-Viterra merger done by the provincial government

Four Agriculture Groups want review of Bunge-Viterra merger done by the provincial government

Four farm groups want the Saskatchewan government to conduct a risk assessment into the proposed merger between Viterra and Bunge.
Ag Roundtable Episode 5

Ag Roundtable Episode 5

Saskatchewan Harvest Nearing Completion: Crop Report

Saskatchewan Harvest Nearing Completion: Crop Report

Harvest is complete for most producers across the Saskatchewan grain belt. Ninety-five per cent of harvest is finished province wide, up from 91 per cent last week and ahead of the five-year average of 84 per cent.
SARM President Ray Orb joins conversation on Bill C-234

SARM President Ray Orb joins conversation on Bill C-234

The Senate Ag Committee heard from the president of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM).