Agriculture

The country’s labour tribunal says services provided by rail employees do not amount to essential work, opening the gate to a full-fledged strike in less than two weeks. In a pair of rulings Friday, the Canada Industrial Relations Board said a work stoppage would not pose a “serious danger” to public health or safety, despite […]

The heatwave that covered all of Saskatchewan may have sped up crop development, but its causing heat stress in some areas. It was discussed on the SaskAgToday.com Roundtable. The guys also shared their thoughts on canola’s tumble on the market and attendance numbers for this year’s Ag in Motion. The SaskAgToday.com Roundtable is produced every […]

A tale of opposites when it comes to growing conditions from one side of the province to the other. The provincial crop report indicated the heatwave is rapidly advancing crop development but its also causing heat stress and lowering yield potential, forcing some producers in the south to harvest crops for feed. Daryl Fransoo with […]

CANOLA NOV  634.90, down 11.60 CANOLA JAN  643.30, down 10.80 MINNEAPOLIS WHEAT SEP  591-1/2, down 3 KANSAS CITY WHEAT SEP  553-1/2, up 8 CHICAGO WHEAT SEP  531 even, up 7-1/2 CORN SEP  396-1/4, up 1-3/4 SOYBEANS SEP  1030 even, down 12 OATS SEP  323-1/4, up 1 LIVE CATTLE OCT  186.80, down 1.75 LIVE CATTLE DEC  […]

It takes a lot of work putting on a huge show like Ag in Motion. I like watching videos and seeing pictures of the behind the scenes of events like these. So I’ll share our behind the scenes of Sask Ag Today at Ag in Motion. To your left, the behind the scenes dream team. […]

The bright orange equipment of Kubota Canada isn’t hard to miss at Ag in Motion. Kubota is one of a few companies offering an opportunity to try out their farm equipment, the M7 and M8 model tractors; the other companies offering similar opportunities are CLAAS, John Deere, and Versatile. Kyle Dabrowski, the Part Manager for […]

CANOLA NOV  649.90, down 2.80 CANOLA JAN  660.00, down 2.50 *** U.S. markets were closed Thursday for the Independence Day holiday. ***

Leon’s Manufacturing in Yorkton is up for sale. After numerous financial difficulties were reported and the company missed payments to B-MO, Leon’s, along with Ram Industries, was placed into receivership on June 11. The company, which had been in business for over 70 years, owes B-MO more than $16.6 million. On Tuesday, the receiver, Ernst […]

Quick Notes: National Consumer Price Index (CPI) 2.9% (May) 2.7% (April) Saskatchewan: 1.5% (May) 1.0% (April) Regina: 1.5% (May) 1.2% (April) Saskatoon: 1.5% (May) 1.4% (April) The annual inflation rate unexpectedly ticked higher in May, raising doubts about what the Bank of Canada will do when it makes its next interest rate decision in July in “bumpy and choppy” […]

Statistics Canada has released a balance sheet for the agricultural sector of the country. The report details assets, liabilities and equity for agriculture in each province. Stats Canada says the value of equity in Canada’s farm sector totalled nearly $785 billion as of December 31, 2023. This is up $55 billion or 7.6 per cent […]