Livestock

SaskAgToday Roundtable: Agri-Stability Changes, Saskatchewan to be carbon tax free

SaskAgToday Roundtable: Agri-Stability Changes, Saskatchewan to be carbon tax free

Mar 28, 20251 min read

Changes were made to the Agri-Stability program prior to the federal election call on Sunday. The SaskAgToday.com Roundtable discusses those changes and reaction to them. Speaking of the election, APAS and the Saskatchewan Cattle Association are among farm groups that…

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APAS, SCA release federal election priorities for candidates to weigh in

Mar 27, 20252 min read

As the federal election campaign is almost through its first week, farm groups are sharpening their pencils to ask political candidates about their stance to certain agriculture issues. The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) and the Saskatchewan Cattle Association…

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Feeder cattle prices bounce back after brief decline

Mar 25, 20253 min read

Saskatchewan feeder cattle prices rebounded last week after two prior weeks of declines, according to Canfax’s weekly Cattle Market Update covering the week ending March 21. All the reported feeder steer and heifer categories had prices increases compared to the…

Above Normal Runoff Expected for Most of Southern Saskatchewan

Above Normal Runoff Expected for Most of Southern Saskatchewan

Mar 14, 20252 min read

Today, the Water Security Agency (WSA) released the Spring Runoff Report for 2025. A normal to above normal runoff is forecast for most of central and southern Saskatchewan due to an above normal snowpack. Runoff across most of the north…

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“They’re doing well considering the situation”: Sympathy extended to affected producer as CFIA’s Bovine TB investigation continues

Mar 3, 20255 min read

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture is in a supportive role in the ongoing investigation into Bovine Tuberculosis in a herd, led by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The first case was confirmed on November 29th from tissue collected from…