Askatchewan Producers News Today

As 98 per cent of Saskatchewan's crops have been harvested, many producers are still working to apply fall fertilizer for next year and harrowing harvest crops.

Harvest completion currently stands at 21 per cent, well ahead of the five-year average of 14 per cent for this point in the season and the 10-year average of 11 per cent.

The bill would give them an exemption from the carbon tax on the fuels they use to dry grain and heat their barns.

According to the government of Saskatchewan, the first quarter of 2023 was record setting for Saskatchewan agri-food exports.

The recent crop report shows that Saskatchewan producers are making great progress with this year's seeding as 68 per cent of the crops are now in the ground.

The crop report for the week of May 9-15 shows that Saskatchewan producers have completed 38 per cent of seeding in the province.

Farmers and ranchers in southern Saskatchewan are taking matters into their own hands by introducing a bounty on coyotes which they say are killing their livestock.