Livestock

Looking for an ag support program to use? Watershed Committee organizing meetings to highlight available supports

Looking for an ag support program to use? Watershed Committee organizing meetings to highlight available supports

Nov 7, 20232 min read

Plenty of support programs are available to grain and livestock producers, but it can hard to keep track of all of them. That’s where the Lower Souris Watershed Committee comes in; they’re organizing a pair of meetings in Redvers and…

Cattle prices mixed according to latest Canfax Cattle Market Update

Cattle prices mixed according to latest Canfax Cattle Market Update

Nov 7, 20232 min read

Prices for feeder steers in Saskatchewan were mostly up, while prices for feeder heifers were mixed, according to the latest Cattle Market Update issued by Canfax for the week ending November 3. The only price decline for steers was in the 700-800lb…

Students from across Canada participate in virtual event hosted by Ag in the Classroom Canada

Students from across Canada participate in virtual event hosted by Ag in the Classroom Canada

Nov 6, 20233 min read

There are numerous career opportunities within the agriculture sector. That’s the message from Agriculture in the Classroom Canada to high school students as part of Career Month in Canada. Ag in the Classroom recently partnered with McCain Foods and to…

A 180-degree turn on bill to exempt fuel used for grain drying & heating barns from the carbon tax

A 180-degree turn on bill to exempt fuel used for grain drying & heating barns from the carbon tax

Nov 3, 20232 min read

Senators voted yesterday (Thurs) to send Bill C-234 to third and final reading — without any changes. That’s a 180 from the amendment that had been given the green light — which would have not allowed natural gas and propane used to…