The Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) committed $165,000 to six undergraduate and six graduate student awards and scholarships to students at the University of Saskatchewan’s (USask) College of Agriculture and Bioresources in 2023. That brought Sask Wheat’s total commitment to student scholarships and awards to $1,055,000 since 2015.
Read MoreThe Board of Directors of the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) has elected Jake Leguee as chair and Jocelyn Velestuk as vice-chair. Their positions are effective immediately.
Read MoreThe Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) has committed over $467,000 to four research projects funded through the Alberta Agriculture Funding Consortium (AFC) in the 2022-2023 crop year.
Read MoreSask Wheat Director Jocelyn Velestuk spoke before the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry on March 9 on behalf of the Grain Growers of Canada. The Committee is examining the status of soil health in Canada.
Read MoreThe Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) has committed over $1.79 million to 15 research projects funded under the Saskatchewan Agriculture Development Fund (ADF) in 2022. The Honourable David Marit, Minster of Agriculture, announced the funding of all crop-related ADF projects funded through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership prior to the SaskOats AGM today.
Read MoreThe Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) have announced the creation of a climate solutions initiative to help meet Canada’s ambitious goal of net-zero emissions by 2050.
Read MoreSix undergraduate students and six graduate students from the University of Saskatchewan’s (USask) College of Agriculture and Bioresources received a Sask Wheat scholarship or award in the 2021-2022 academic year. The students received a combined $165,000 in awards from Sask Wheat.
Read MoreThe Canadian Grain Commission has initiated a claims process to compensate producers for unpaid deliveries to Pipeline Foods, ULC.
Read MoreYour opinion is needed on the Responsible Grain Code of Practice.Now that the Code of Practice is developed in draft form, your feedback is needed to ensure the Code is both understandable and adoptable.
Read MoreThe difficult decision has been made to cancel the 2021 CropSphere Conference due to the uncertainties regarding COVID-19. The health of our attendees, sponsors, and speakers is our top priority and we want to do our part to ensure everyone remains safe.
Read MoreIt is important to underscore that there are strong supplies available of Canadian grain, including wheat, durum, barley and oats. Canada’s farmers and grain handlers continue to be in a strong position to keep meeting demand both in Canada as well as abroad. Shipments of Canadian grain are currently moving at a rapid pace with no interruptions at inland elevators where farmers deliver their grain or at port terminals where vessels are loaded. No delays are anticipated.
Read MoreToday the memberships of Cereals Canada and the Canadian International Grains Institute (Cigi) approved the amalgamation of both organizations under a unified governance and management structure. The approval of this merger follows four years of growing dialogue and collaboration between Cereals Canada and Cigi members and staff.
Read MoreThe Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) is calling on the federal and provincial governments to take quick action that will see the rail blockades removed so western Canadian grain shipments can move to port.
Read MoreThe Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) is pleased to announce the results of its 2019 director elections.
Read MoreThe Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) is reminding Saskatchewan wheat producers to only use products registered for pre-harvest application of weed management to dry down weeds such as volunteer canola in wheat crops, and to always apply these products according to the label.
Read MoreSask Wheat wrote a letter to The Hon. Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, recommending that the interest free component of the APP be increased to $500,000 for all commodities, not only canola. Unequal treatment of commodities in the APP has the potential to distort markets and pressure producers into selling at inopportune times.
Read MoreThrough the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Program, the deadline for seeding crops for greenfeed has been extended from June 30 to July 15. Producers who have Crop Insurance will now be able to seed and insure any cereal greenfeed crop.
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