Livestock

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 […]

Saskatchewan feeder cattle prices rebounded last week after two prior weeks of declines, according to Canfax’s weekly Cattle Market Update covering the week ending March 21. All the reported feeder steer and heifer categories had prices increases compared to the prior week, as shown in the table below. Prices for the steers ranged from $347.83 […]

Today, the Water Security Agency (WSA) released the Spring Runoff Report for 2025. A normal to above normal runoff is forecast for most of central and southern Saskatchewan due to an above normal snowpack. Runoff across most of the north and parts of the southeast is expected to be below normal due to dry fall […]