CNS Canada — Saskatchewan farmers are expected to turn in a smaller pulse harvest this fall, although chickpea production is bucking the overall downward trend. Chickpeas are the only Saskatchewan […] Read more
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Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpeas buck pulse trend
Pulse weekly outlook: Lower lentil yields predicted
CNS Canada — After a year of market woes for lentils, it looks as though the Saskatchewan lentil yield won’t be the best either. “I think overall we would be […] Read more
Sask. crop proceeds well ahead of average pace
CNS Canada – Saskatchewan harvest continues to come off well ahead of the five-year average. Saskatchewan Agriculture, in its latest crop report for Aug. 14-20, said the harvest was 16 […] Read more
Richardson to retail in west-central Saskatchewan
Prairie grain firm Richardson International plans to build out its retail market share in west-central Saskatchewan with a new inputs centre southwest of Saskatoon. Privately-held Richardson said July 30 it […] Read more
Durum markets rattled as harvest set to start
CNS Canada — With the durum wheat harvest rapidly approaching in Western Canada, many analysts wonder how the dry conditions and extreme heat will affect yields. Yet there is one […] Read more
Saskatchewan highways minister moves to ag file
Saskatchewan’s highways and infrastructure minister is going off-road in his next cabinet assignment as minister of agriculture. David Marit, the MLA for the southwestern riding of Wood River since 2016, […] Read more
Saskatchewan ag minister to exit cabinet
Saskatchewan’s premier expects to name a new minister of agriculture within days, as the incumbent minister steps aside to focus on cancer treatments. Lyle Stewart announced Thursday he will remain […] Read more
Saskatchewan harvest underway: Report
CNS Canada – Harvest operations are underway in parts of southern Saskatchewan, according to the weekly crop report from Saskatchewan Agriculture. Crops were reportedly rapidly drying down across the province, […] Read more
Prairie crop tour sees slightly bigger wheat, canola yields
Saskatoon | Reuters — Canadian farmers were on track to reap slightly larger wheat and canola yields, despite dry conditions and a wide discrepancy in growth rates, a crop tour […] Read more
Dairy farmer, advocate Bettina Schuurmans, 55
Funeral services will be held Wednesday in Elmira, Ont. for well known dairy farmer Bettina Schuurmans, who with her husband took to the road this summer in support of Canada’s […] Read more