Sask Ag News

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 […]

Seeding is slowly getting underway in parts of Saskatchewan. The SaskAgToday.com Roundtable shares seeding observations around the province. SaskPower reminds producers as well to be safe around power lines when operating large farm equipment. Other topics discussed include grain & oilseed prices, cattle prices, the Soil Health Network looking for farmer input for their soil […]

An organization called the Soil Health Network is seeking input from prairie farmers on their soil health plans and priorities.  SaskAgToday.com’s Kevin Hursh spoke with Manitoba farmer Brent VanKoughnet, project coordinator for the Soil Health Network:

Coronach RCMP are searching for whomever is responsible for a theft at a rural property near Ogema. RCMP received a report April 12 of a theft of approximately five thousand bushels of grain from bulk storage bins on the property. Investigators are not sure of the exact day and time it occurred, but believe it […]

It sounds like a broken record, but feeder cattle prices in Saskatchewan remain at record high levels. The Cattle Market Update from Canfax covering the week ending April 25 shows prices for most feeder steer and heifer weight categories all increased compared to the previous week. Prices for the steers ranged from $394.08 per cwt […]

In its annual reminder to farmers across Saskatchewan, SaskPower says stay clear of power lines when operating farm equipment during seeding. Last year, SaskPower recorded 262 farm-related incidents involving power infrastructure such as power lines with most of them occurring in the spring. It’s also a small decrease from 268 incidents recorded in 2023. There […]