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The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) is expressing serious concern over the recent rail network disruptions that pose a severe threat to the province’s grain producers. The disruption not only cast a profound shadow of uncertainty over the operations and sustainability of Saskatchewan’s grain producers but also impacts the timely delivery of essential machinery […]

The “Stop the Strike” coalition held a news conference Wednesday morning, calling on CN Rail and CPKC Rail to resolve their labour dispute with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference. However, the deadline of midnight Eastern Time (10:01 p.m. SK time) came and went without a deal in place. Crew scheduling and fatigue management are among […]

Price prospects for canola, durum, soybeans, corn and flax declined in the just-released August Outlook for Principal Field Crops published by the Market Analysis Group of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Between the July report and this August report of crop prices for 2024-25, the biggest price decline is for canola. The forecasted average price for […]

Three organizations representing rural municipalities in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba are calling on Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon to use binding arbitration “if the railways and union are unable to reach an agreement prior to Thursday, when labour disruptions would begin.” That’s despite MacKinnon already rejecting CN Rail’s request for binding arbitration and has said […]

Canadian grain exports for the new crop year are off to a good start, but it’s likely aided by anticipation of a rail strike or lockout. Numbers from the SaskWheat Market Outlook for the week of August 19 show Canada exported 528 thousand tonnes of wheat in week one of the 2024-25 crop year and […]

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. (CPKC) and Canadian National Railway Co. (CN Rail) and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, union representing about 9,300 workers, are gearing up for a potential work stoppage later this week. Workers at CPKC issued 72-hour strike notice that would see them walk off the job at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time […]

Ottawa has announced up to $6.5 million in funding to Bio-industrial Innovation Canada (BIC) through the AgriScience Program – Clusters Component, an initiative under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership. The Bio-products Cluster, led by BIC, will develop specialized technologies that turn renewable resources, such as agricultural residues, into useful bio-energy, bio-fuels, and bio-materials like ethanol […]

It’s a new chapter for Ray Orb, as he is now adjusting to life after being the president of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) for the last ten years, and twenty overall with the Board. Thursday was his last day in the role. William “Bill” Huber is Acting President until an election is […]

Harvest progress went up a little bit in Saskatchewan, as six per cent has been combined. According to the provincial crop report Thursday morning, it’s up from four per cent last week and slightly ahead of the five and ten year averages of five per cent. Producers in the southwest lead other regions in harvest […]

As harvest ramps up around the province, SaskPower is reminding producers to be safe around power lines. SaskPower spokesperson Scott MacGregor says the key to a safe harvest is being prepared and shared the following tips: MacGregor also pointed to a map of all power lines in the province on their website, saskpower.com/lookupandlive, producers can […]