Saskatchewan Archives | Canadian Cattlemen

Prairie hail claims pass 10,000 for year

By MarketsFarm 24 hours ago

MarketsFarm — More than 10,000 claims for hail damage have been filed by Prairie farmers so far in 2019 with insurance companies belonging to the Canadian Crop Hail Association. Between July 27 and Aug. 6, hail on the Prairies saw farmers add 900 claims alone, according to a CCHA press release Friday. To date overall, […] Read more

Crops, Weather, Winter Wheat

Winter wheat harvest varies by province

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm 2 days ago

MarketsFarm — Depending where a farmer is located, Canada’s winter wheat crop has varied this year. Ontario has long been the country’s powerhouse for winter wheat. Statistics Canada projected the province’s farmers to seed just over one million acres this year, nearly 75 per cent of Canada’s total winter wheat acres. However, Marty Vermey, senior […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Saskatchewan canary seed crops may not recover

By Marlo Glass 2 days ago

MarketsFarm –– Canary seed crop yields may be hampered by dry early summer conditions, and rain that didn’t come quite soon enough. Saskatchewan’s west-central region, home to the lion’s share of the province’s canary seed crops, received very little rain during the spring and early summer. “That area was beyond recovery when the rain finally […] Read more

Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Saskatchewan crops rally after rough spring

By Marlo Glass August 1, 2019

Winnipeg | MarketsFarm – Pulse crops across the prairies have largely bounced back after rough growing conditions in the spring and early summer, but they’re not out of the woods just yet. “It’s been an abnormal year,” remarked Carl Potts, executive director of Saskatchewan Pulse. Potts explained that in Saskatchewan, widespread dryness early in the […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Choppy canola trade likely

By Phil Franz-Warkentin July 17, 2019

MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market tested major chart support during the week ended Wednesday, but could be due for some choppy activity and eventual strength over the next few weeks, depending on what happens with the weather and in U.S. corn and soybean markets. The canola crop looks good across much of Alberta […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Forages, Weather

Saskatchewan extends greenfeed seeding deadline

By GFM Staff June 19, 2019

Saskatchewan farmers who still want to put in cereal crops for greenfeed with crop insurance coverage will get an extra couple of weeks to do so. Saskatchewan Crop Insurance on Wednesday announced an extension on the June 30 deadline for seeding crops for greenfeed, to July 15. Producers who have crop insurance will now be […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Grain prices strong as dry weather persists

By MarketsFarm, Marlo Glass June 13, 2019

MarketsFarm — Producers are anxious to stock up on feed grains as weather across the Prairies has remained dry. “We’ve been seeing buyers being quite aggressive [when] bidding on all feed grains,” explained Nelson Neumann of Agfinity in Lethbridge. “Nobody wants to be caught without anything over the summer.” With little precipitation in the forecast, […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola markets remain sensitive to weather

By Marlo Glass June 12, 2019

MarketsFarm — Canola markets were following trends set by soybean prices, as worries of late planting weighed on the minds of traders and farmers alike. As corn planting comes to an end, prolonged wet weather has continued to delay soybean planting to the point where the growing season may be shortened. “I think the market […] Read more

General, Machinery

Mandatory Saskatchewan farm trucker training planned

By GFM Staff May 29, 2019

The training exemption offered in Saskatchewan for semi truck drivers in agriculture operations is now set to be phased out within two years, the province said Wednesday. The provincial government in late 2018 announced it will require a minimum of 121.5 hours of training before a driver can obtain a Class 1 commercial driver’s licence, […] Read more

Crops, Pasture, Weather

Prairie dryness concerns to persist

By Phil Franz-Warkentin May 24, 2019

MarketsFarm — Large areas of Western Canada remain on the dry side, with little moisture in the immediate forecasts. And while it’s still early in the growing season, the interplay of conflicting patterns from the south and north will determine whether the dry areas receive timely precipitation during the growing season. “We are looking at […] Read more

Prairie hail claims pass 10,000 for year

USDA attache to Canada predicts larger wheat crop

Funds cover canola short positions

GFM Network News

Prairie hail claims pass 10,000 for year

USDA attache to Canada predicts larger wheat crop

Funds cover canola short positions

Tag Archives Saskatchewan

Prairie hail claims pass 10,000 for year

Winter wheat harvest varies by province

Saskatchewan canary seed crops may not recover

Pulse weekly outlook: Saskatchewan crops rally after rough spring

ICE weekly outlook: Choppy canola trade likely

Saskatchewan extends greenfeed seeding deadline

Feed weekly outlook: Grain prices strong as dry weather persists

ICE weekly outlook: Canola markets remain sensitive to weather

Mandatory Saskatchewan farm trucker training planned

Prairie dryness concerns to persist

Podcasts

Winning at harvest loss, crop data collection in Quebec, ’King corn’ on the ropes?

AgCanadaTV

AGCanadaTV: In Case You Missed It – Your National Ag News Recap for the week ending August 16, 2019.

GFM Network News

Podcasts

AgCanadaTV

Daily Newsletter