Average Saskatchewan farmland increase highest in the country last year
The Farm Credit Canada annual farmland values report says the national increase was 11.5 percent last year---just a bit less than the 12.8 per cent reported in 2022. There were four provinces that had average farmland value increases in the double digits: Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan. The average farmland...
Neil Billinger
Mar 12, 2024
Water Security Agency runoff forecast improves following recent snow
The spring runoff potential has improved in some areas, but the majority of Saskatchewan remains in the below normal or well below normal categories. Snowstorms during the first weekend of March delivered up to 40 centimetres of snow in some locations, such as Saskatoon and Yorkton. These areas can now anticipate a nea...
Neil Billinger
Mar 12, 2024
Provincial government renews funding commitment to GIFS
The Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS) at the University of Saskatchewan is part of the agri-science hub at Innovation Place. Founded in 2012, GIFS works with its partners to provide expertise and leadership in the discovery, development and delivery of innovative solutions to produce globally sustainable food. ...
Neil Billinger
Mar 12, 2024
Saskatchewan farmers planning on seeding more durum, lentils, peas and oats in 2024
Falling grain and oilseed prices have more farmers gravitating towards pulses, but the traditional canola and spring wheat still remain number one and two in Saskatchewan. Statistics Canada surveyed over 3,200 provincial farmers from mid-December through mid-January. Durum is pegged to rise more than five per cent to 5...
Neil Billinger
Mar 11, 2024
Smart sprayers---economically and environmentally friendly
Sprayer development has been progressing rapidly in recent years. The next step is spot spraying using cameras mounted on the sprayer boom. The technology is being used on corn and soybeans in the United States. Research and testing continues on crops with more narrow row spacing, such as canola and wheat. CJWW Agricul...
Neil Billinger
Mar 08, 2024
Ottawa announces new round of funding for Clean Agriculture Technology
Over $97-million is being invested to help farms and agri-businesses invest in the latest equipment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Examples of projects receiving funding are soil sensors, lower emission grain dryers, solar panels electric heating systems, biomass boilers and precision ag equipment. Federal Agricul...
Neil Billinger
Mar 07, 2024
Well-above normal temperatures in February
Well-above normal temperatures during the first half of February allowed all reporting centres to have monthly mean temperatures anywhere from 2.3 to 5.6 degrees above normal. Meadow Lake topped the list at 5.6 degrees above normal making it the fifth warmest February in the last 62 years. Saskatoon recorded the 13th ...
Neil Billinger
Mar 06, 2024
Errors contained in some individual Crop Insurance packages---improvements made to forage insurance
Saskatchewan Crop Insurance found an oversight in premiums for some customers late last week, according to provincial Agriculture Minister David Marit. The premiums were higher than they should be in both the printed package and on Crop Connect. Crop Insurance has been working to resolve the issue. New printed packages...
Neil Billinger
Mar 05, 2024
Widespread snow through central Saskatchewan
A foot or more of snow fell across much of central Saskatchewan this past weekend. While a temporary inconvenience, the additional moisture is important. Even if a lot of it ends up as runoff, it will be very welcome in drier areas. Jeremy Welter farms in the Kerrobert area, about 200 kilometres west of Saskatoon.
Neil Billinger
Mar 04, 2024
2024 Crop Insurance values on CropConnect
Usually during the final week of February, Saskatchewan Crop Insurance announces details of that year's new programs and the insured prices for each crop. Saskatchewan Agriculture Ag Minister David Marit will be having that news conference at the SCIC head office in Melville next Tuesday, March 5th. However, SaskAgTo...
Neil Billinger
Feb 29, 2024