Livestock

The search for volunteers is on for Canadian Western Agribition (CWA). In partnership with SaskEnergy, CWA launched its 2024 recruitment campaign for volunteers with a new incentive program.

Cattle prices remain strong as the seasonal slowdown continues, according to the weekly cattle market update for the week ending May 24.

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation released Leger polling showing 70 per cent of Canadians support a carbon tax exemption on propane and natural gas for farmers.

Canadian Western Agribition signed a pair of agreements with their Mexican and Australian counterparts to encourage more international trade, collaboration, and, from Agribition's point-of-view, promote Canadian cattle genetics.

The latest weekly cattle market update from Canfax reflects the continued seasonal slowdown of the cattle market. Four feeder steer and three heifer weight categories reported prices for the week ending May 17. Prices for steers ranged from $361.

Seeding kick-started the latest SaskAgToday.com Roundtable with Chief Agricultural Editor Kevin Hursh, 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young, and GX94 Agriculture Director Doug Falconer.

A quiet week for cattle prices in Saskatchewan as a few weight categories for feeder steers and heifers were reported for the week ending May 10th.

The spread of avian flu in U.S. dairy cattle supplies has the dairy industry here in Saskatchewan keeping a close eye on things. Avian flu has appeared in dairy herds across 9 U.S. states since late-March, but it has not spread north of the border.

Today, federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lawrence MacAulay and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit announced $5 million over five years for the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI).