Livestock

Three groups collaborating to establish Grasslands Conservation Initiative

Three groups collaborating to establish Grasslands Conservation Initiative

Nov 2, 2023 | 2:51pm
A collaborative effort is being made to conserve grasslands across the country. The Canadian Cattle Association, Ducks Unlimited Canada, and the Nature Conservancy of Canada created the Grasslands Conservation Initiative (CGI). Vice President of the CCA Tyler Fulton says it’s geared to the ranching community. “The way it would kind of work is there’d be […]
Senators debate amended Bill C-234, farm groups want original version passed

Senators debate amended Bill C-234, farm groups want original version passed

Nov 1, 2023 | 5:24pm
A Private Member’s Bill aimed at exempting natural gas and propane used for certain farming practices from the carbon tax, is front-and-centre again in the Senate. It’s possible, that debate over Bill 234 will resume, or be put over to another day. On Tuesday, there was debate on the bill in the upper chamber and the […]
Sask. Cattle prices in the red this past week: Cattle Market Update

Sask. Cattle prices in the red this past week: Cattle Market Update

Oct 31, 2023 | 4:04pm
Prices for all feeder steer and heifer weight categories are down, according to the latest cattle market update from Canfax. For the week ending October 27, Canfax reported feeder steer prices ranged from $493.82 per hundred weight (per cwt) in the 300-400lb weight category down to $295.50 per cwt in the 900+lb category. Feeder heifer prices ranged […]
Moose Jaw home to a new pork processing plant

Moose Jaw home to a new pork processing plant

Oct 31, 2023 | 2:54pm
A new pork processing plant has been established at Moose Jaw. The plant plans to process the 200,000 cull sows that are currently exported to the U.S. Donald’s Fine Food owned by Donald Leung and his family already runs Thunder Creek Pork in Moose Jaw processing a little over 300,000 market hogs per year. Their […]
34th Annual Grain Millers Harvest Showdown Kicks off Wednesday in Yorkton

34th Annual Grain Millers Harvest Showdown Kicks off Wednesday in Yorkton

Oct 31, 2023 | 2:38pm
This week has been proclaimed as “Agriculture Week” in Yorkton by the Yorkton Exhibition Association and the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce.  A burning of the brand was held Monday morning as the city prepares to host the 34th Annual Grain Millers Harvest Showdown, which starts on Wednesday and runs through Saturday on the Yorkton Exhibition […]
Canada-Saskatchewan Feed Program Now Open for Applications

Canada-Saskatchewan Feed Program Now Open for Applications

Oct 26, 2023 | 2:23pm
Producers can now submit applications for the 2023 Canada-Saskatchewan Feed Program through the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation website. This Program covers 70 per cent of extraordinary costs related to feed and freight, incurred after May 1, 2023, through to the application deadline of March 1, 2024. Producers will need to submit their receipts or appropriate […]
Sask. Cattle Prices increased compared to the previous week: Cattle Market Update

Sask. Cattle Prices increased compared to the previous week: Cattle Market Update

Oct 24, 2023 | 2:50pm
Saskatchewan cattle prices appeared to rebound last week, according to the latest cattle market update, issued by Canfax, for the week ending October 20. Prices for most feeder steers increased week-over-week except for the 400-500lb and 900+lb categories. Feeder heifer prices were mixed with increases in the 300-400lb, 500-600lb, and 600-700lb categories, and decreases in the 400-500lb, […]
Head of Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association noticed a few surprises from Friday’s AgriRecovery announcement

Head of Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association noticed a few surprises from Friday’s AgriRecovery announcement

Oct 23, 2023 | 11:31am
The President and CEO of the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association says a few things from Friday’s AgriRecovery announcement surprised him. The federal government announced a $77-million investment into Saskatchewan’s AgriRecovery program to help producers financially impacted by drought this season. Grant McLellan says he hoped the announcement came around the same time as the province’s in August, […]