Canadian Ag News

The House of Commons Standing Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development is in the middle of a study on freshwater, specifically how to protect it, how to collaborate on all levels of government, and what role does the newly formed Canada Water Agency play in all this. On January 31st – the first committee […]

Less cattle were marketed in Saskatchewan last week compared to the prior week, according to the Canfax Cattle Market Update for the week ending February 9. There were 10,010 head of cattle marketed in the province last week, down from the 12,676 head reported the previous week. Year-to-date, the volume is down 40 percent from […]

Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc. was the closing speaker at the Crossroads Crop Conference Wednesday in Calgary. Lerner provided some hope that 2024 will not be a serious drought year. Lerner examines a range of cycles and factors to make his growing season weather forecasts. His presentation is full of charts, graphs and maps. At […]

Changes are occurring in farm financing. At the Crossroads Crop Conference underway in Calgary, a lender highlighted some of the financing trends.  ATB Financial is a provincial body that lends primarily in Alberta, but Jonathan Neutons, ATB’s head of agriculture, addressed farm finance changes occurring across the prairies. One of the big changes has been […]

A private member’s bill that would provide relief for Canadian farmers from the federal carbon tax, on natural gas and propane used for grain drying, will likely dominate discussion on Parliament Hill as MP’s and Senators return to work Monday following the holiday break. Before the break, members of the Senate passed two amendments to […]

The United Kingdom deciding to suspend bi-lateral trade negotiations with Canada over a handful of issues may be a tactic that could backfire, according to Canada’s High Commissioner Ralph Goodale. On Thursday, the U.K. announced the suspension of talks after Canada decided not to extend two temporary trade measures – a special quota on U.K. […]

The United Kingdom is hitting the brakes on trade talks with Canada after Ottawa decided to not extend two temporary measures put in place after Brexit. London announced the pause in negotiations today, less than a month before the next round of talks towards a permanent trade deal was expected to take place. A special […]

The seeded acreages for flax and mustard are expected to drop dramatically this spring while large acreage increases are expected for oats, chickpeas and lentils.  Meanwhile, the price of almost every grain, oilseed and specialty crop is expected to drop, and in some cases, the declines are large. The projections are in the latest outlook by […]

It was another great day at the Western Canadian Crop Production Show 2024. Here is some of the content we created with some of the businesses at the show in Saskatoon. Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube Channel “Sask Ag Today” so you can keep up to date with everything ag!

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