2024 Canadian Wheat Crop Progress and Harvest Assessment Update
Cereals Canada recently released their 2024 Canadian Wheat Crop Progress and Harvest Assessment Update.
Harvest operations are still underway in many areas of the Prairies.
Stats Canada surveyed farmers in June with estimates showing Canadian farmers planted over 8.2 million hectares of non durum wheat this year, a 3% decrease from last year, while durum acreage showed a 5 per cent increase to nearly 2.6 million acres.
Non-durum wheat is grown across the country in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, and in southern Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces.
Port Strike: Vancouver is back, while Longshore workers at Port of Montreal and the International Longshoremen's Association hit the picket lines
The Strike at the Port of Vancouver may be over, but we could see more disruptions to Canada's Supply Chain.
Late Friday, the Grain Workers Union Local 333 agreed to a tentative four-year deal with the Vancouver Terminal Elevator Association taking them through December 31, 2027.
The four-day strike involved over 600 workers at the six bulk grain export terminals at the Port owned by Viterra and Richardson International, G3, Cargill and Alliance Grain.
Western Grain Elevators Association noted that workers were back on the job Saturday morning.
Economic Analysis released for Lake Diefenbaker's Westside Irrigation Rehabilitation Project
The Province has released an Economic Analysis for the Westside Irrigation Rehabilitation Project (WIRP), the first part of the overall Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Projects.
The Minster Responsible for the Water Security Agency David Marit says the KPMG LLP analysis shows a $5.9 billion increase in Gross Domestic Product.
Saskatchewan tops $1 Billion mark for non-durum wheat and canola exports
The world is looking to Saskatchewan as a key source for agri-food products.
Statistics show non-durum wheat exports have reached $1.7 billion for the current year.
Canola seed and canola oil have hit $1.3 and $1.1 billion respectively, with several other agri-food exports on track to surpass this year's $1 billion export mark.
Agriculture Minister David Marit says the global marketplace is also recognizing Saskatchewan as a provider of the most sustainable products grown anywhere.
Farmers frustrated as Grain Services Workers continue strike action
The ongoing strike at the Port of Vancouver is estimated to be costing Canada's grain industry $35 million a day in lost exports.
About 650 Grain Services Workers walked off the job Tuesday morning at the Port of Vancouver over contract issues with the Vancouver Terminal Elevators Association (VETA).
VETA represents six grain export terminals Viterra's Cascadia and Pacific Terminals, Richardson International Terminal, Cargill Limited Terminal, the G3 Vancouver Terminal and Alliance Grain Terminal which operate at the Port.
Dormant Seeding in Wet and Saline Areas
Do you have low spots in your field where excess water drowns your crops or do you struggle with managing salinity? Fall dormant seeding of perennial forages may offer a solution to help manage these areas.
Prairie cattle marketing highlights
Canfax data for the week ending September 20th highlights the activity in the Prairie Auction Marts.
In Manitoba, the average feeder steer prices ranged from $278.69 per hundred weight for the 901+ category to $467 per hundred weight for the 400 to 500 pound animals.
Feeder heifers prices averaged $276.83 per hundred weight for the 901+ weights to $386 per hundred weight for the 401 to 500 pound heifers.
D1, D2 cows averaged $170.93 per hundred weight, with D3's $159.75 per hundred weight, and Bulls $216.53 per hundred weight.
Nominations for the SaskOilseeds board of directors will close September 30
Now that the merger of the SaskCanola and Sask Flax Commissions is official, work on setting up the new Board of Directors is underway.
The two organization officially became a single organization in August, when they opened the call for individuals with leadership experience to sit at the board table as they move through this transition.
The SaskOilseeds Board will be comprised of eight farmer-elected directors including Jon Fehr from Herschel, Anthony Eliason from Outlook, Margaret Rigetti from Moose Jaw and Ed Schafer from Makwa.
Saskatchewan introduces new Big Game Management Extended Hunt program
The province is hoping a new Big Game Management Extended Hunt program will help agricultural producers who have been dealing with an abnormally high volume of damage from wildlife.
Saskatchewan is implementing the new pilot program to help producers deal with abnormally high wildlife damage to agricultural products.
The Ministry of Environment and the SCIC receive requests from producers on a regular basis for wildlife damage compensation caused by deer and elk ruining their feedstock and products.
Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan celebrates its 10th Anniversary
Representatives of the agriculture, food and science sector gathered yesterday at Innovation Place in Saskatoon to celebrate the milestone.
The organization mandate when it was created back in September of 2014 is the same today as it was then, to build public trust in Saskatchewan-produced food and to help consumers make connections between the food they eat and the farms that grow it.
Executive Director Clinton Monchuk says that message is more important today than it was then, as less than two percent of people today have a direct connection to the farm.