Livestock

It sounds like a broken record, but feeder cattle prices in Saskatchewan remain at record high levels. The Cattle Market Update from Canfax covering the week ending April 25 shows prices for most feeder steer and heifer weight categories all increased compared to the previous week. Prices for the steers ranged from $394.08 per cwt […]

Producers in Saskatchewan are getting ready for seeding, including the Chief Agricultural Editor of SaskAgToday.com Kevin Hursh. The SaskAgToday.com Roundtable discuss which area of the province has started seeding, as well as the usual trends of grain and livestock prices from this week.

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. Prices were available in all steer categories except for the 900-plus pound steers and most of the heifers except for the 300-400 and 400-500 pound categories. Emily Schmidt, Livestock […]

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. However, President Keith Currie says they’re waiting on the impact other tariffs will have on the agriculture sector, such as the U.S. 25% levy on Canadian steel and aluminium. […]

These are good times for bison producers. The Saskatchewan and Manitoba Bison Associations held their No Border Bison Show, Sale and Convention in Yorkton on Friday and Saturday. The Saskatchewan Bison Association president is Keegan Kitzul. He and his family have been raising bison for 25 years near Foam Lake. Kevin Hursh of SaskAgToday talked […]

Today, the Water Security Agency (WSA) is updating its spring runoff forecast.  Runoff is well underway across most of the southwestern and the southern areas of Saskatchewan.  Warmer daytime temperatures combined with freezing overnight temperatures over the past month have resulted in a slow melt so far this spring.   Snowfalls in late March brought 10 […]

The Manitoba government will provide farmers and producers with more than $150 million in supports, including $10 million to match federal AgriStability funding, Premier Wab Kinew announced today. “We’re standing up for Westman and Western Canada, and protecting your jobs,” said Kinew. “With $150 million in supports for agriculture, we’re making sure that farmers and […]

Saskatchewan feeder cattle prices were supported again by cattle futures, keeping prices at or near record highs. Canfax’s weekly cattle market update for the week ending March 28 shows price increases for most of the steer and heifer weight categories. Steer prices ranged from $352.25 per cwt in the 900-plus category to $565.63 in the […]

Changes were made to the Agri-Stability program prior to the federal election call on Sunday. The SaskAgToday.com Roundtable discusses those changes and reaction to them. Speaking of the election, APAS and the Saskatchewan Cattle Association are among farm groups that released priorities they would like candidates respond to. The Saskatchewan Ag Summit was held in […]

As the federal election campaign is almost through its first week, farm groups are sharpening their pencils to ask political candidates about their stance to certain agriculture issues. The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) and the Saskatchewan Cattle Association (SCA) are among those groups. Both have released their respective list of priorities for candidates […]