Category Archives: Crops
'Everything is dying': Prairie farmers, crops struggling with yearly droughts
REGINA - It's the ninth year in a row Quinton Jacksteit's farm has experienced drought. The southwest Saskatchewan farmer, who also is the reeve for the Rural Municipality of Big Stick, says his crops...
Jul 07, 2025 Red lentils are shown growing in a dry field on June 29, 2025, on Quinton Jacksteit's farm near Golden Prairie in southwest Saskatchewan. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Quinton Jacksteit
Crop plots are in the ground at Ag in Motion
LANGHAM - Crop plot seeding was underway May 23 at the Ag in Motion show site near Langham. Some plots had already emerged, but others were waiting for seeding to be completed. Ag-Quest and Agricultur...
Jun 23, 2025 James White handles the plots of many exhibitors at Ag in Motion and is responsible for soil tests and plot calibrations. Photo by Janelle Rudolph
'It feels personal': Canadian farmers cope with Chinese tariffs on canola and peas
Canola runs deep on Margaret Rigetti's farm in southern Saskatchewan. Her grandfather was among the first to grow the bright yellow flowering crop in the 1970s, and it has been a staple ever since. "F...
Apr 27, 2025 Margaret Rigetti is photographed on the farm she runs with her husband, Robert, outside of Moose Jaw, Sask., Monday, April 7, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Closing Grain Prices Tuesday, March 25
Durum: 336.80 Feed Barley: 232.54 Canola: 542.45 (down 3.30) Chickpeas: 837.75 Flax: 731.04 Lentils: 715.50 Oats: 233.00 Yellow Peas: 352.29 Feed Wheat: 203.15 1 Red Spring Wheat: 280.03 (up 68 cents)
Mar 25, 2025
Opening Grain Prices Tuesday, March 25
Durum: 336.80 Feed Barley: 232.54 Canola: 545.75 (up 9.30) Chickpeas: 837.75 Flax: 731.04 Lentils: 715.50 Oats: 233.00 Yellow Peas: 352.29 Feed Wheat: 203.15 1 Red Spring Wheat: 279.65 (down 2.38)
Mar 25, 2025
Canada's Two Major Railways Still Struggling to Meet Grain Delivery Requests: Ag Transport Coalition
CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 56% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 32, representing a slight decline from the 58% order fulfillment performance seen in week 31. The railways still have been...
Mar 24, 2025
Flax is the bright spot in new crop price projections
Each month, the Market Analysis Group of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada releases an Outlook for Principal Field Crops. The March report contains some major changes on price predictions. For the curr...
Mar 24, 2025 Photo by Ilo Frey
Opening Grain Prices Monday, March 24
Durum: 336.80 Feed Barley: 232.54 Canola: ...
Mar 24, 2025
Closing Grain Prices Friday, March 21
Durum: 336.80 Feed Barley: 232.54 Canola: ...
Mar 21, 2025
Opening Grain Prices Friday, March 21
Durum: 336.80 Feed Barley: 232.54 Canola: ...
Mar 21, 2025
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