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New highs for feeder steer and heifer prices in Saskatchewan were recorded last week, according to the Cattle Market Update for the week ending April 18.

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 62% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 36, representing modest improvement from the 61% order fulfillment performance seen in week 35.

The Water Security Agency (WSA) is now accepting applications for its the Agricultural Water Management Fund.

What are guys paying for cash rent in your area? The just-released farmland rental rate report from Farm Credit Canada sheds a bit of light on the question. Cash rental rates for farmland are something of a black box.

The last several days have not been kind to the stock markets, but so has this year. Adam Pukalo, a Commodities Futures Advisor with Ventum Financial, noted the markets have been in a downward trend since the beginning of the year.

The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) was somewhat relieved Canada was not included on the list of countries affected by the U.S. reciprocal tariffs last week.

SASKATOON - We are now a couple of weeks into this 2025 Federal election campaign, and the difference from last fall’s provincial and municipal election campaigning has been stark.

REGINA - The Government of Saskatchewan's Crown oil and natural gas public offering, held April 1, raised $11,983,131 for the province, with all four bid areas – Estevan, Kindersley, Lloydminster and Swift Current – generating revenue.

The Advance Payments Program is off to a "robust start" according to the Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA), one of the organizations that administers the program.

The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) strongly supports the federal government's decision to remove the consumer carbon tax, or fuel levy, effective Monday, calling it a "significant victory for Saskatchewan farmers.