Spring seeding in Saskatchewan remains well behind both 2021 and the average pace, with drier weather needed in the eastern half of the province while the west continues to lack...
Cliff Jamieson
Canadian Grains Analyst
Cliff Jamieson was born and raised on a family farm at Flaxcombe, a town in west-central Saskatchewan close to the Alberta border. Cliff graduated from the University of Saskatchewan in 1987 with a degree in agriculture, majoring in economics, as well as Athabasca University with a masters in business administration in 1996.
Cliff has worked primarily as a merchant for the past 25 years in the western Canadian grain industry. He has a passion for the study of the markets and working with producers to help identify and manage potential market risks.
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