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Lower Prairie flax production, decent quality expected

By Terry Fries September 8, 2017

CNS Canada — What’s really happening with this year’s flax crop is going to be revealed in the next few weeks as farmers get into their fields. Statistics Canada predicted in a production report, released Aug. 31, that both Saskatchewan’s and Canada’s flax production this year would be 13.7 per cent less than in 2016. […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Features, Markets

Whitewood Livestock returns to Pipestone, Man., this fall

Marketing: While futures markets may fluctuate, one constant is this family-owned operation

By Debbie Furber September 6, 2017

The upcoming year will be one for the record book at Whitewood Livestock Sales as preparations get underway for the September reopening of its affiliated market at Pipestone, Man., and to welcome Canada to the 21st annual Canadian Livestock Auctioneering Championships next May 11 at Whitewood, Sask. Market owner-operators, Rhett Parks and his dad, Gene, […] Read more

(Alberta Farmer Express photo by Jennifer Blair)

Canola, Crops

Clubroot ‘heavily’ infests NW Saskatchewan field

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff August 29, 2017

Clubroot has made its presence known in the far northwest of Saskatchewan’s canola-growing region, with the discovery of a “heavily infested” field. SaskCanola on Monday reported the discovery of the disease in a field in crop district 9B, but didn’t give its specific location. District 9B is a group of 16 rural municipalities east of […] Read more

Missing equipment found on a rural property southwest of Saskatoon in 2016 was valued at over $1.2 million. (Photo courtesy Saskatoon RCMP)

Livestock, Machinery

Saskatchewan rancher pleads guilty over stolen ag equipment

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff August 29, 2017

A western Saskatchewan cattle rancher has pled guilty on 18 charges over the discovery last year of tractors, balers and other farm equipment reported missing in the region, according to Saskatoon media. Iain Stables, 39, of the RM of Montrose entered guilty pleas in Provincial Court in Saskatoon Monday on 17 counts of possession of […] Read more

BHP Billiton, whose Jansen, Sask. mine shaft is shown here, describes the mine as its “most advanced” project but still in its feasibility study stage. (BHPBilliton.com)

Crops, Reuters

BHP said exploring stake sale in Saskatchewan potash mine

By greg-roumeliotis, John Tilak August 25, 2017

Toronto/New York | Reuters — Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton is considering selling a 25 per cent interest in its Saskatchewan potash mine project, a stake that could be worth close to US$2 billion, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The move comes as activist investor Elliott Management Corp. has been pushing the company […] Read more

Crops

BHP Billiton puts off decision on Prairie potash mine

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff August 22, 2017

With its Saskatchewan potash mine project about 70 per cent dug, major Australian mining firm BHP Billiton now says it won’t be seeking board approval to bring the mine into production in 2018. The company had said in May it expected its mine at Jansen, Sask., about 70 km southeast of Humboldt, to start producing […] Read more

Crops, Pulses

Good quality, but small caliber Canadian chickpeas expected

By Phil Franz-Warkentin August 1, 2017

CNS Canada – Hot and dry conditions cut into the yield potential and physical size of Canada’s chickpea crop, but the quality should be excellent while prices remain relatively strong. “It’s anybody’s guess,” said Colin Young, of Midwest Grain Ltd. in Saskatchewan on the overall state of the chickpea crop. He said rainfall was “significantly […] Read more

Crops

Early harvest beginning in Saskatchewan

By MarketsFarm Team July 27, 2017

CNS Canada – Crops are ripening quickly across the province with the majority ranging from poor to good condition, according to a report from the Saskatchewan government. Hot and dry weather has stressed many plants with some storm damage also being recorded during the week ended July 27. The south and central areas are extremely […] Read more

Crops, Soybeans, Weather

Prairie soybeans growing well ahead of key pod-filling time

By Terry Fries July 19, 2017

CNS Canada — The way things stand now, soybeans look to continue their strong push into Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The key pod-filling time in late July and early August will ultimately decide, but soybean fields in both provinces are doing well so far. In Manitoba, which planted almost 2.23 million acres of soybeans — a […] Read more

Livestock

Saskatchewan sets new cougar, bear trapping seasons

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff July 10, 2017

Saskatchewan has set up a new cougar season for trappers, plus a southern expansion of its black bear trapping season, in part to help limit livestock predation. The province on Wednesday announced a new “trapping-only” cougar season will open Oct. 15, 2017 and close March 15, 2018. It also announced a new “black bear opportunity” […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Cattle drop sharply, hogs mixed

Pulse Weekly: Talk arises of India ending duty-free period

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn, wheat ease, traders eye USDA crop report

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U.S. livestock: Cattle drop sharply, hogs mixed

Pulse Weekly: Talk arises of India ending duty-free period

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn, wheat ease, traders eye USDA crop report

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Lower Prairie flax production, decent quality expected

Whitewood Livestock returns to Pipestone, Man., this fall

Clubroot ‘heavily’ infests NW Saskatchewan field

Saskatchewan rancher pleads guilty over stolen ag equipment

BHP said exploring stake sale in Saskatchewan potash mine

BHP Billiton puts off decision on Prairie potash mine

Good quality, but small caliber Canadian chickpeas expected

Early harvest beginning in Saskatchewan

Prairie soybeans growing well ahead of key pod-filling time

Saskatchewan sets new cougar, bear trapping seasons

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