Provincial News

Tracy Robinson, the president and CEO of Canadian National Railway, is making a visit to Regina, and its a homecoming of sorts. Robinson was born in Bethune, and went to Lumsden High School.

Warm and drier weather this past week allowed farmers to make more progress on harvest.

Prices for Saskatchewan Feeder Steers and Heifers were up in the latest Cattle Market Update for the week ending September 27th. Steer prices were available in every category except for the 300-400 pound category. Those prices ranged from $306.

O&T Farms announced it is expanding its manufacturing facility, located northwest of Regina on Highway 11.

A group lobbying for cattle producers in the province sent a letter to the Saskatchewan Party and the NDP, asking for each political party's stance on various issues affecting the beef industry.

Rain put a damper on harvest progress in Saskatchewan this past week but some progress was still made and is welcomed by producers in drier areas.

As more producers are finishing up harvest, an Agronomy Specialist with the Canola Council of Canada is encouraging farmers to look for signs of verticillium stripe in their fields as part of their post-harvest work.

The Cattle Market Update from Canfax shows available prices for feeder heifers in Saskatchewan were mostly up while two feeder steer weight categories had enough data to record a price, but not enough to compare week-over-week changes.

Trade export data from Statistics Canada show Saskatchewan exports to the United Kingdom, France, and the Netherlands increased overall in 2023. Uranium was the main driver of those exports - 87.