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SaskAgToday.com Roundtable: Ag mentioned in Throne Speech

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A sunny sky over a farm in rural Saskatchewan.

Lots of subjects to talk about on the SaskAgToday.com Roundtable.

The Throne Speech made reference to agriculture, particularly on protecting Canada's supply management sector. Also in Ottawa, farmer and former President of APAS Todd Lewis was officially sworn in as a Senator in the Canadian Senate.

In Saskatchewan, seeding progress is now at 88% complete, which is ahead of the five and ten-year averages, but some areas are in need of moisture.

The last weekly cattle market update of the spring had most feeder cattle prices in the red.

The Canadian Grain Commission is promoting its Harvest Sample Program to get producers to participate.