Livestock

There are numerous career opportunities within the agriculture sector. That's the message from Agriculture in the Classroom Canada to high school students as part of Career Month in Canada.

Senators voted yesterday (Thurs) to send Bill C-234 to third and final reading -- without any changes.

The Grain and Forage Show Awards were handed out last (Thu) night at the 34th Annual Grain Millers Harvest Showdown in Yorkton. The evening started off with the Westland Insurance/SGI Canada Commercial Grain Show.

A collaborative effort is being made to conserve grasslands across the country. The Canadian Cattle Association, Ducks Unlimited Canada, and the Nature Conservancy of Canada created the Grasslands Conservation Initiative (CGI).

A Private Member's Bill aimed at exempting natural gas and propane used for certain farming practices from the carbon tax, is front-and-centre again in the Senate. It's possible, that debate over Bill 234 will resume, or be put over to another day.

Prices for all feeder steer and heifer weight categories are down, according to the latest cattle market update from Canfax. For the week ending October 27, Canfax reported feeder steer prices ranged from $493.

A new pork processing plant has been established at Moose Jaw. The plant plans to process the 200,000 cull sows that are currently exported to the U.S.

This week has been proclaimed as "Agriculture Week" in Yorkton by the Yorkton Exhibition Association and the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce.

Producers can now submit applications for the 2023 Canada-Saskatchewan Feed Program through the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation website.