Provincial News

YORKTON – United Farmers of Alberta (UFA) has provided a welcome boost to BGC Yorkton. The UFA announced Oct. 30, a $500 donation to the non-profit organization, which was chosen by the UFA delegate body.

Prices for most feeder steers and feeder heifers in Saskatchewan continued to go up. In the Cattle Market Update for the week ending October 25th, prices for feeder steers ranged from the low end of $309.

REGINA - The Government of Saskatchewan's Crown latest oil and natural gas public offering, held on Oct. 29, raised $7,304,936 for the province, with the southeast region generating the majority of the revenue.

The agriculture community wasn't surprised by the outcome of Monday night's provincial election but noticed a clear rural-urban divide among the constituencies claimed by the Saskatchewan Party and the NDP.

SASKATCHEWAN - With more than half of Saskatchewan’s 61 ridings finished counting, Scott Moe and the Saskatchewan Party have retained their majority government after the 2024 provincial election vote. Polls closed at 8 p.m.

Producers who were not paid for grain delivered to Global Food and Ingredients Inc. will not receive full compensation from the Canadian Grain Commission’s payment protection program.

September was warmer than normal and not a lot of rain fell except in the west-central and southwest areas of Saskatchewan. The monthly weather stats from Environment Canada show much of September was above average for temperatures.

Last week was good for the Saskatchewan feeder steer and heifer market. Canfax released the Cattle Market Update for the week ending October 11th, showing prices were available for all weight categories. Prices for the steers ranged from $315.

The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) released an eight-page document outlining key policy priorities they would like to see addressed in the Provincial Election campaign.

Harvest is basically done in Saskatchewan, as progress is at 97 per cent complete.