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Warm and drier weather this past week allowed farmers to make more progress on harvest.

Prices for Saskatchewan Feeder Steers and Heifers were up in the latest Cattle Market Update for the week ending September 27th. Steer prices were available in every category except for the 300-400 pound category. Those prices ranged from $306.

The strike at the Port of Montreal is in its third day.

O&T Farms announced it is expanding its manufacturing facility, located northwest of Regina on Highway 11.

An extra requirement is coming for the AgriInvest program for 2025. Producers with allowable net sales of a million dollars or more per year will require an environmental assessment to receive the matching government contribution.

A group lobbying for cattle producers in the province sent a letter to the Saskatchewan Party and the NDP, asking for each political party's stance on various issues affecting the beef industry.

A tentative deal was reached Friday evening between the Grain Workers Union Local 333 and the Vancouver Terminal Elevators Asscociation (VTEA), says Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon in a post on social media site "X".

A little bit of everything was covered on the latest SaskAgToday.com Roundtable.

Rain put a damper on harvest progress in Saskatchewan this past week but some progress was still made and is welcomed by producers in drier areas.

The latest field crop market outlook from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has large declines in the expected prices for many pulse and specialty crops.