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The value of Canadian farmland rose 11.5 per cent in 2023, a new report by agriculture lending firm Farm Credit Canada has found.  Chief economist J.P. Gervais said while that’s a slight slowdown from the growth in 2022, it’s still a rapid pace given cooling economic conditions overall. “Farmland prices have continued to increase at […]

Recent snow storms at the beginning of March improved the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency’s Spring Runoff Forecast for 2024. Snowfall from the first weekend of March brought up to 40cm of snow around central and southern regions of the province, improving runoff potential. Saskatoon and North Battleford reportedly got in excess of 40cm and the […]

Statistics Canada released results of a survey asking what farmers intend to seed this season. The 2024 seeding intentions for principal field crops surveyed 3,239 Saskatchewan farmers between December 14th to January 22nd. Farmers plan on seeding more durum wheat, lentils, dry field peas, oats, and canary seed, but less canola, spring wheat, barley, mustard […]

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 67% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 31, a notable deterioration from the 77% order fulfillment performance seen in week 30.  CN saw a slight decline in performance while CPKC saw a considerable deterioration as compared to the prior week.  In supplying 74% of cars ordered by […]

Agriculture Minister David Marit announced a funding commitment today of $15 million over five years to the Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS) at the University of Saskatchewan. Founded in 2012 as part of the University of Saskatchewan’s world-class agri-science hub, GIFS works with its partners to provide expertise and leadership in the discovery, development […]

Women take on important roles within the agriculture industry from the farm gate to the board room, and that’s no different for Sara Shymko and Sarah Leguee. Both were highlight on Friday’s edition of SaskAgToday as part of International Women’s Day. You can find Friday’s show in the podcasts section of SaskAgToday.com. Sara Shymko is […]