Scott Moe, left, talks to Western Producer reporter Sean Pratt at the Ag in Motion farm show near Langham, Saskatchewan. Photo: Paul Yanko

Moe’s outlook on Carney, trade challenges

Concerns about U.S., China trade barriers

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is ready to turn the page and start working with Prime Minister Mark Carney on important shared issues for Saskatchewan and Canada, including agricultural issues, such as providing regulatory certainty in the renewable fuels market.

Wheat grows on the Canadian prairies.

Big global wheat crop expected to pressure prices

World wheat stocks could climb to 271 million tonnes by the end of 2025-26, up from 264 million tonnes at the end of 2024-25

Reading Time: 3 minutes Analysts say a larger than expected global crop of wheat means there will be plenty to go around in 2025-26.


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Mann brothers settle differences

AgraCity financial woes catalyst for ending eight-year legal battle

Glacier FarmMedia — Two brothers embroiled in an eight-year-long bitter legal battle over control of a generic crop input business have “buried the hatchet.” Jim and Jason Mann have agreed to end litigation against one another and the businesses they run, which are Farmers of North America (FNA) and AgraCity Crop & Nutrition Ltd. “The […] Read more




AgraCity’s recent announcement of financial problems follows complaints by farmers that they have not received herbicide they had ordered and paid for. Photo: File

AgraCity says it is unable to fill orders

AgraCity has told customers it will be unable to deliver outstanding product in a timely manner this spring due to cash flowproblems

AgraCity has told customers it will be unable to deliver outstanding product in a timely manner this spring due to cash flowproblems


AgPulse Analytica thinks India could import one to two million tonnes of the pulse in 2025-26. | Photo: File

India extends exemption on pea duty

Canadian pea growers face 100 per cent import tariff into China so continued access to Indian market is welcome news

Canadian pea growers face 100 per cent import tariff into China so continued access to Indian market is welcome news.

Steve Rooke of Shark Farms Ltd. near Nanton, Alta., climbs onto to his tractor pulling a Morris Quantum 60 drill and tank during a recent demonstration of Morris seeding equipment organized by Viterra near High River, Alta. Seeding was 90 per cent complete in Alberta as of May 27, ahead of the five-year average of 81 per cent. Photo: Mike Sturk

Most crops off to good start

Some parts of the Prairies are very dry, but provincial crop specialists say it’s still early in the season

Some parts of the Prairies are very dry, but provincial crop specialists say it's still early in the season