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The Livestock Price Insurance Program is currently offering Saskatchewan cow-calf producers the highest coverage that’s ever been available. The program provides a floor for fall calf prices. Kevin Hursh of SaskAgToday talked with Jodie Griffin, Coordinator for the Livestock Price Insurance Program:

The United Farmer’s of Alberta Cooperative continue to expand in Saskatchewan, with work underway to establish a petroleum cardlock location at Regina’s Global Transportation Hub. CEO of the UFA Fred Thun talks about why they chose that particular location and what can customers expect at the cardlock.

Laurel Feltin talked to 620 CKRM Ag News Director Ryan Young about becoming the first woman in the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities’ history to hold the role of Executive Director. She shared what her plans are for her first year and how it will feel to be at the SARM Annual Convention in the […]

Todd Lewis’ career path has now taken him to the Canadian Senate. Lewis, currently the First Vice-President of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture and former President of the Agricultural Producers’ Association of Saskatchewan, was one of three new Senate appointees. He spoke to 620 CKRM Ag News Director Ryan Young about the process leading up […]

Everyone has been talking about the U.S.-Canada-Mexico tariff situation. 620 CKRM Ag News Director Ryan Young caught up with the Senior Editor of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Magazine and Country Guide Magazine Lisa Guenther. She says one of her colleagues were down in San Antonio, Texas for a national beef conference and interviewed a few producers […]

Nathan Phinney, President of the Canadian Cattle Association, says work remains the same following the resignation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In an interview with SaskAgToday, Phinney says they’re focused on relationships with the United States, especially with the looming threat of 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods, and talked about what the CCA […]

Following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation announcement on Monday, preparations are being made for what’s next in the weeks and months ahead. President of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture Keith Currie explains what they’re doing for the short-term and provides reaction to this week’s announcement.

Cattle producers have been enjoying high prices for cows throughout 2024. Kevin Hursh, the Chief Agricultural Editor of SaskAgToday.com, spoke with Brenna Grant, the Executive Director of Canfax, about how prices rose this year with a focus on young bred cows and bred heifers, and what would it take to see the beef breeding herd […]

Succession planning is a big deal in agriculture and it can be a messy ordeal. But that isn’t always the case as Lisa Guenther, Senior Editor of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Magazine, highlighted in the latest conversation with 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young. You can find the article referenced in the interview at canadiancattlemen.ca.

Farm Credit Canada’s AgriSpirit Fund provided support for 82 community projects across Canada this year, including 17 in Saskatchewan. The Fund supports projects that “enrich the lives of residents in cities, towns or Indigenous communities with fewer than 150,000 people” according to FCC. Its Manager of Community Investment, Carla Warnyca, shares details of the AgriSpirit […]