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A product launch and demonstrations highlighted day 2 at Ag-in-Motion. Colin Rush, the North American Sales Leader with Bourgault Industries, says they're hosting seeding demonstrations at their booth, located at lot number 501.

Ag-in-Motion is underway and it already set a new record for exhibitors at the annual show. Show Director Rob O'Connor said 580 exhibitors are at this year's event, surpassing the previous record of 562 from 2018.

Canadian beef and pork farmers are calling on members of Parliament to vote against the U.K.'s membership in a major Asia-Pacific trade group. The farmers, as well as Canadian meat processors, are angry about Saturday's announcement that the U.K.

Russia has halted a breakthrough wartime deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat and high food prices have pushed more people into poverty.

Some positive movement in the grain markets this week. Future Commodity Advisor with P.I. Financial Adam Pukalo says the ICE Future Canola contract for November was up about 53 dollars a ton for the week, pushing the price up to about 814 dollars.

The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association is calling on the federal and provincial governments to take additional action to assist livestock producers facing extreme drought conditions across the province.

An incentive is being offered to Canadian dairy farmers looking to make their operation greener.

Saskatchewan livestock producers facing challenges from the dry conditions this season, have access to support from the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation. Sask.

Crops continue to develop, despite the dry conditions and little rain. Crops Extension Specialist MacKenzie Hladun says rainfall totals were very low, as the Dinsmore area got the most at just 14mm.

The Rural Municipality of Dundurn has declared an agricultural disaster, as a result of ongoing drought conditions. On its website, the R.M. is also calling on various levels of government to provide disaster relief to farmers and ranchers. The R.M.