Sask Ag Today Roundtable Episode 35
Seeding kick-started the latest SaskAgToday.com Roundtable with Chief Agricultural Editor Kevin Hursh, 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young, and GX94 Agriculture Director Doug Falconer. The guys discussed the Provincial crop report and how much rain was in the southwest, south,…
Farmers able to make substantial seeding progress over the past week
Seeding in Saskatchewan is nearly one-third of the way done. The Provincial crop report released Thursday morning notes seeding province-wide is 32 per cent complete, up from 12 per cent last week. However, it is behind the 5-year average of…
Saskatchewan agri-food exports to Indo-Pacific Region surpass $7-billion in 2023
Saskatchewan’s agri-food exports to the Indo-Pacific region in 2023 were $7.28 billion, according to the provincial government. The Indo-Pacific region includes China, Japan, Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, Bangladesh, and India. Top agri-food exports to the region were canola seed, non-durum wheat,…
Limited cattle prices as market enters seasonal downtime
A quiet week for cattle prices in Saskatchewan as a few weight categories for feeder steers and heifers were reported for the week ending May 10th. For the steers, only two weight categories recorded a price — the 600-700 lb and…
Saskatchewan dairy industry prepared in the event avian flu hits Canada
The spread of avian flu in U.S. dairy cattle supplies has the dairy industry here in Saskatchewan keeping a close eye on things. Avian flu has appeared in dairy herds across 9 U.S. states since late-March, but it has not…