Insights and Stories on Saskatchewan

Klassen: Feeder market bounces on lower volumes

Dec. 5, 2023 at 10:04 am CST

Strength was noted in Manitoba and Saskatchewan while a softer tone was evident in Alberta. Once again, buyers shrugged off the weaker feeder cattle futures and the focus was on filling year-end orders. Alberta and Saskatchewan feedlots are carrying larger numbers but there appears to be sufficient bunk capacity available to sustain the price structure.

Weather Network predicts mild winter, with caveats

Nov. 30, 2023 at 6:43 pm CST

By MarketsFarm

Feed weekly outlook: Corn imports, larger crop prospects pressure barley

Nov. 30, 2023 at 6:00 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Prairie Forecast: Quiet, mild start to December

Nov. 29, 2023 at 11:57 am CST

By Daniel Bezte

Klassen: Strong demand continues to support feeder market

Nov. 28, 2023 at 7:06 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

Coalition seeks farmers, ranchers to join climate change forum

Nov. 27, 2023 at 8:29 am CST

A farmer-led group is hoping to cut through the politics surrounding climate issues by bringing together a diverse group of Prairie farmers and ranchers for discussions around sustainability. “There’s a number of loud voices that tend to dominate the conversations,” says Ian McCreary, a grain and cattle farmer from Bladworth, […]

By Lisa Guenther

Prairie cash wheat: Prices fall back, more so for CWRS, CPSR

Nov. 27, 2023 at 8:15 am CST

MarketsFarm — Wheat prices across the Prairies lost ground during the week ended Nov. 23, with Canada Western Red Spring and Canada Prairie Spring Red wheats incurring larger declines than those for durum. Minneapolis and Kansas City wheat futures pulled back during the week, but Chicago nudged up a little. […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Feed weekly outlook: Weak demand for barley

Nov. 23, 2023 at 7:00 pm CST

MarketsFarm — As demand for barley remains limp, it has become rather difficult to move the feed grain, according to Darcy Haley of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge. “There’s just no demand. We did barley March 10 at $320 per tonne, and in April through to July it traded at […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

At Agribition: Northern community integrates tech, education into market garden

Nov. 23, 2023 at 2:45 pm CST

Riverside Market Garden, operated by Flying Dust First Nation, started in 2009 with two people and an old alfalfa field. Today it employs about 20 people, plus summer students; provides food for the community and some wholesalers; and gives youth a chance to learn about agriculture. Over the years the […]

By Lisa Guenther

Prairie Forecast: Winter temperatures try to move in

Nov. 22, 2023 at 10:14 am CST

There is a large, deep area of low pressure spinning over the northern half of Hudson Bay along with a building area of high pressure over the Yukon. The counterclockwise rotation around the Hudson Bay low will create a north to northwesterly flow across the Prairies. This will allow the […]

By Daniel Bezte