Green peas. (PulseCanada.com)

Prairie pea yields appear lower in early harvest

CNS Canada — Western Canada’s pea harvest has begun and yields appear to be down, according to a crop management specialist with Saskatchewan Agriculture. “Once farmers cut into the peas they began finding yields maybe half of what they typically expected,” said Shannon Friesen. Excess dryness in the early summer seems to have taken its […] Read more



West Central Road and Rail will sell its producer car loading sites, including this one at Beechy, Sask., for $22 million. (WCRR.ca)

Sask. producer car loader firm owners approve AGT bid

Shareholders in a western Saskatchewan producer car loading firm have approved a deal to sell their loading sites to Regina pulse processor AGT Food and Ingredients for $22 million. AGT announced Tuesday it has completed its deal, announced in April, to buy the bulk loading assets from Eston, Sask.-based West Central Road and Rail. The […] Read more