Source: Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food
Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food’s Feed Grain and Forage Listing Service helps build bridges in times of need.
“Since the program was launched in 1986, it has proven extremely popular with producers,” explains Colleen Seaman, a Resource Agent at Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food’s Agriculture Knowledge Centre, where the service is managed. “Every week we get inquiries about listings. This year, there is a lot of forage for sale, but when forage is scarce, this is where people look for feed for their animals. It can be like a lifeline for some.”
Producers wishing to list anything - from feed, pastures, seed, combining, cutting and baling to feedlot services - can register and do so online. It is a free service, and it is cleverly laid out.
“Producers can query the database by Rural Municipality, which allows them to search for sellers who are closest to them and reduce transportation costs,” says Seaman. “In the case of baled forages, the system allows sellers to specify if it is slough hay, brome/alfalfa or straight alfalfa that is available. In this section alone, there are more than 15 pages of listings.”
In the case of hay, the price listed is also used to establish the provincial price that is used for situation analysis in the Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization (CAIS) program.
“The online system maps also display interactive maps featuring availability of baled forages, standing forage and other feeds. There is also a map for the availability of custom services by region.”
Plus, links are provided for feed and forage listings in Manitoba, Alberta, North Dakota and Montana, just in case.
Visit the Feed Grain and Forage Listing service on Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food's website at www.agr.gov.sk.ca; view Interactive Features | Feed Grain and Forage Listing Service. You can also access the Listing Service by phone by calling the Agriculture Knowledge Centre at 1-866-457-2377.
For more information, contact:
Colleen Seaman
Resource Agent
Agriculture Knowledge Centre
1-866-457-2377
www.agr.gov.sk.ca
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