Insights and Stories on Saskatchewan

Winners of Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers for 2017 celebrated

Dec. 6, 2017 at 9:54 am CST

National winners for Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmer for 2017 were awarded on Dec. 1 to Derek & Tannis Axten of Axten Farms in Minton, Sask., and Véronique Bouchard & François Handfield of Ferme aux petits oignons at Mont-Tremblant, Que. “Once again, the seven regional finalists exceeded our expectations as innovative, […]

Saskatchewan to offer discount option on Crown land

Dec. 5, 2017 at 7:51 pm CST

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Climate FieldView data system ready for Prairies

Oct. 25, 2017 at 3:38 pm CDT

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Insurer SGI Canada sets up farm unit

Oct. 12, 2017 at 9:55 pm CDT

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Organic grain firm picks up elevator near border

Oct. 4, 2017 at 5:41 pm CDT

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Oat prices keep firm as harvest rolls in

Oct. 3, 2017 at 7:58 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Oat prices firmed this week in Saskatchewan as reports streamed in indicating yields were slightly better than anticipated. Harvest in Saskatchewan is over three-quarters complete, although recent rains have delayed that progress somewhat. The province is the dominant growing area for Canadian oats. Bids rose five cents […]

By Dave Sims

U.S. organic grain firm buys Saskatchewan elevators

Sep. 20, 2017 at 9:20 pm CDT

A Minneapolis-based startup focused on non-GMO and organic grains has bought itself elevator space to source those crops out of southern Saskatchewan. Pipeline Foods on Wednesday announced it has bought small elevators at Wapella, about 130 km south of Yorkton, and at Gull Lake, about 50 km southwest of Swift […]

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Lower Prairie flax production, decent quality expected

Sep. 8, 2017 at 7:24 pm CDT

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 […]

By Terry Fries

Clubroot ‘heavily’ infests NW Saskatchewan field

Aug. 29, 2017 at 7:52 pm CDT

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 […]

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Saskatchewan rancher pleads guilty over stolen ag equipment

Aug. 29, 2017 at 2:12 pm CDT

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 […]

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