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Changes have been made to the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation’s (SCIC) Guardian Dog Rebate Program. Under the Wildlife Damage Compensation and Prevention Program, changes to the rebate will help to make it more affordable for producers to prevent wildlife damage to livestock, by upping the maximum rebate per dog from $100 to $400 per dog. […]

June was a cool and wet month for most of Saskatchewan. Environment Canada released last month’s weather statistics on Tuesday and Meteorologist Terri Lang says temperatures were cooler than normal the further north you went, going against what they initially forecast of a warmer than average month. “Goes to show you that we don’t know […]

Durum                         343.25   Feed barley                 211.57 Canola                        600.12 (down 1.10)    Chickpeas                   925.94  Flax            […]

Durum                         343.25   Feed barley                 211.57 Canola                        601.22 (up 2.70)    Chickpeas                   925.94  Flax            […]

Durum                         343.25   Feed barley                 211.57 Canola                        598.52 (up 1.60)    Chickpeas                   925.94  Flax            […]

Durum                         343.25   Feed barley                 211.57 Canola                        596.92 (up 22.40)    Chickpeas                   925.94  Flax            […]

Programming note: The SaskAgToday.com Roundtable will be taking a two week break, and will return on Friday, July 19.

There weren’t a lot of surprises in yesterday’s seeded acreage report from Statistics Canada.  The seeded acreages for most crops were not too far from grain trade expectations. One exception may have been barley, down nearly 13 per cent as compared to last year. The drop was greatest in Saskatchewan – down 17.5 per cent. […]

Statistics Canada released an updated seeded acreage report of principle field crops for June. Looking at Saskatchewan, seeded acreage was mixed for wheat, canola, barley, oats, lentils and dry peas. Producers planted 14.2 million acres of wheat, unchanged from last year. Spring wheat acres was down 2 per cent but was offset by durum acres […]

Canada’s Farm Show is looking ahead to next year and highlighted a few things from this year’s show. While already announced, a news release from REAL on Wednesday mentioned the new dates for next year – March 18-20 – in an effort to attract more people to the show and to “align more with the […]