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Saskatchewan Invests in Agricultural Equipment Manufacturing Mobile Skills Lab

Saskatchewan Invests in Agricultural Equipment Manufacturing Mobile Skills Lab

Apr 18, 20243 min read

Today, the Government of Saskatchewan is pleased to announce a $300,000 investment into Agricultural Manufacturers of Canada (AMC) to create a mobile, virtual-reality skills lab.The mobile skills lab will visit school campuses and community events across Saskatchewan to promote career…

Limited prices for Saskatchewan feeder cattle, but prices for Alberta cows were up: Cattle Market Update

Limited prices for Saskatchewan feeder cattle, but prices for Alberta cows were up: Cattle Market Update

Apr 10, 20242 min read

There was very limited information on feeder steer and heifer prices in Saskatchewan due to low volume. There were no heifer prices from the latest Cattle Market Update for the week ending April 5th but there were prices for three…

Top-up needed: Federal and Provincial Governments giving more to producers dealing with impacts of drought

Top-up needed: Federal and Provincial Governments giving more to producers dealing with impacts of drought

Apr 9, 20243 min read

Producers enrolled in the 2023 Canada-Saskatchewan Feed Program will be getting a top-up to help cover extraordinary costs for transportation of feed and help maintain the breeding herd. The federal-provincial program was introduced October 20, 2023 in response to drought…

Farm leader optimistic for future of agriculture in Saskatchewan

Farm leader optimistic for future of agriculture in Saskatchewan

Apr 9, 20244 min read

A producer and farm leader in Saskatchewan, Jake Leguee, is optimistic for the future of farming in this province, through what he terms the “miracle of incremental progress”. He laid out his thoughts on the farming industry at a meeting…