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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 prior week, as shown in the table below. Prices for the steers ranged from $347.83 […]

Canada’s Farm Show in Regina wrapped up for another year and from the sounds of it, was an improvement from last year. 620 CKRM Agri-News Director Ryan Young shares his point-of-view from the three-day event. The Roundtable also shared their takeaways from the Provincial Budget and Farm Credit Canada’s Farmland Values report. Note: The federal […]

Less than 24 hours prior to Sunday’s election call, the federal government announced changes for Agri-Stability. The changes are being framed as a way to help farmers hit by Chinese duties on canola meal, canola oil, peas and pork, as well as the possibility of U.S. tariffs next month. The tariffs from China took effect […]

Each month, the Market Analysis Group of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada releases an Outlook for Principal Field Crops. The March report contains some major changes on price predictions. For the current crop year, the biggest price prediction change is on canola, a drop of $25 a tonne on the average price expected for the year. […]

For Canadian farmers facing soft grain prices due to tariff threats from the U.S. and some prohibitive tariffs by China, additional government support has been limited. Meanwhile, American field crop producers are about to receive a $10 billion support payment. The program is called ECAP, the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program. Payments to American farmers are […]

The Agriculture side of the Provincial Budget includes investments to keep producers competitive and profitable, especially in international markets. $37 million has been set aside for agricultural research, including projects, and the crop and livestock research facilities. The Ag Budget is $625 million, up $54.6 million from the previous year. The majority of it, $483.8 […]

A not-for-profit organization that facilitates investments in startup Canadian companies has formed a partnership with Farm Credit Canada (FCC). Jesse Wiebe, Community Develop Lead with Startup TNT, made the announcement at the Launch Pad at Canada’s Farm Show Tuesday afternoon. He says FCC will support their Agri-Food programming with the goal of raising $500-thousand for […]

A winner of one of the Innovation Awards at Canada’s Farm Show was aware of being nominated but wasn’t expecting to win at all. Jeremy Matuszewki, the CEO and Founder of Thunderstruck Ag, received the Emerging Innovator Award, which recognizes, “an up-and-coming Innovator to the agricultural sector who has made significant contributions to innovation in […]

With spring thaw beginning, weight restrictions start March 21 on secondary highways to protect key links of Saskatchewan’s road network. “This annual measure keeps key transportation infrastructure ship shape for the long run so that our highways can move goods to support our export-based economy, which helps sustain our quality of life,” Highways Minister David […]

Farm Credit Canada’s chief economist JP Gervais says the average value of cultivated farmland recorded a “robust” increase in 2024, even though the numbers are lower than they were in 2023. FCC released its annual Farmland Values Report this morning. The national number showed a 9.3 percent increase in average farmland values—compared to 11.5 percent […]