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Anthrax was confirmed by laboratory results on Tuesday as the cause of death in cattle in the R.M. of Paynton No. 470, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture confirmed in a news release Wednesday afternoon. Dr. Wendy Wilkins, a Disease Surveillance Veterinarian with the Ministry of Agriculture, said in an email to media there are two […]

There were no prices available for the feeder steer and feeder heifer weight categories in the weekly Cattle Market Update for the week ending May 9. This comes after several weeks of steady price increases for all steer & heifer weight categories and setting records in the process. Livestock Intern at the Ministry of Agriculture […]

After seriously ramping up their tariff battle a few weeks ago and then not talking for a while, the United States and China say they’ve reached a deal to roll back most of their tariffs. They’re also calling a 90-day truce in their trade war, so they can hold even more talks. The U.S. agreed […]

Saskatchewan-based agricultural clean-tech company Prairie Clean Enterprises (PCE) is setting up shop in Weyburn with the “world’s first” flax straw processing facility. CEO Mark Cooper says construction on the leased facility, located at 54 Queen Street, is expected to start this month with equipment arriving in August and production starting by September. Cooper says the […]

The SaskAgToday.com Roundtable takes a look at seeding progress in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, as it got well underway this past week. Elsewhere, Prairie Clean Enterprises announced it will be setting up a flax straw processing facility in Weyburn; a look at grain and livestock prices; and an early look at who could be named Federal […]

The first crop report of 2025 from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture has seeding progress at 18% complete. It’s ahead of the five year average of 10 per cent and the ten year average of 12 per cent. Despite storms around the province in April, producers have been able to get in the field and […]

Another set of benchmarks were set for Saskatchewan feeder cattle prices. Livestock Intern at the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture Emily Schmidt says all of the reported feeder steer and heifer prices for the week ending May 2 are new record highs. Steer prices ranged from $396.14 per cwt in the 800-900 lb weight category to […]

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency detected the presence of Avian Influenza (AI) in Saskatchewan and Manitoba last week. The CFIA noted AI was detected in three non-commercial poultry flocks in Saskatchewan, in the Rural Municipalities of Indian Head, Colonsay, and Lipton, as well as in a commercial poultry operation in the Manitoba R.M. of Wallace. […]

Environment Canada says other than a few cold days in the beginning and snowfall towards the end of April, last month was average for temperatures and precipitation.  Meteorologist at Environment Canada Danielle Desjardins says three or four days of the month were “quite a bit cold” before warming up.  Weather stations across the province were […]

MOOSE JAW — Hannah Duncan has always had a deep connection to agriculture. Growing up on a mixed farm south of Mortlach, Sask, she spent her childhood helping with calving and feeding and moving cows. When she was a teen, she assisted her grandpa and dad with harvest. A few years ago, a friend heard […]