Tag Archives: Agriculture
Listen: India reduces tariffs on Canadian lentils
Pulse Canada has received final confirmation on tariff reductions for Canadian lentils. Alice McFarlane with Ag Access speaks to Pulse Canada CEO Gordon Bacon about the changes. – alice.mcfarlan...
Jun 05, 2020
Agriculture Roundup for Friday June 5, 2020
Producers are being encouraged to take part in the provinces clubroot testing program. A farmer can pick up a soil testing bag, collect soil from their field and submit it for testing at no cost. Soil...
Jun 05, 2020
Wind causes crop damage
Saskatchewan farmers made good seeding progress this past week, but the weather is causing some problems. Dry conditions during the week of May 26 allowed farmers to nearly complete seeding in all reg...
Jun 04, 2020
Agriculture Roundup for Thursday June 4, 2020
India will temporarily reduce lentil tariffs. Notification of the reduction from 30 per cent to 10 per cent was published by the Indian Ministry of Finance. Pulse Canada President Greg Cherewyk said t...
Jun 04, 2020
COVID-19 pandemic could encourage more non-tariff trade barriers
A return to economic nationalism could result in additional non-tariff trade barriers which would impact Canadian grain exports. Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to Cereals Canada President Cam Da...
Jun 03, 2020
Rain-soaked seeding season nears completion
A cool, wet spring has slowed seeding in the region at times, but many area farmers are now finishing up this week. Kerry Peterson, a producer from the Shellbrook area, put the last of his crop into t...
Jun 03, 2020
Rain-soaked seeding season nears completion
A cool, wet spring has slowed seeding in the region at times, but many area farmers are now finishing up this week.Kerry Peterson, a producer from the Shellbrook area, put the last of his crop into th...
Jun 03, 2020
Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday June 3, 2020
The Saskatchewan government has announced $28 million to improve roads in 36 rural municipalities. The provincial funding will cover up to 50 per cent of total project costs to a maximum of $500,000. ...
Jun 03, 2020
Oat price outlook improves
The pandemic has created a surge in demand for oat products. This in turn could mean better prices for oat farmers. Grain Millers Yorkton manager of procurement Scott Shiels said oat products have bee...
Jun 02, 2020
Listen: Crops get rain at the right time near Saskatoon
Crops in the Saskatoon area are off to a good start due to some timely rains. Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to Gaylord Dennis with Rack Petroleum about crop development. alice.mcfarlane@jpbg.ca...
Jun 02, 2020
