Livestock

2023 Grain Millers Harvest Showdown Grain and Forage Show Award Winners Announced

2023 Grain Millers Harvest Showdown Grain and Forage Show Award Winners Announced

Nov 3, 20231 min read

The Grain and Forage Show Awards were handed out last (Thu) night at the 34th Annual Grain Millers Harvest Showdown in Yorkton.  The evening started off with the Westland Insurance/SGI Canada Commercial Grain Show. The Cereal Champion was George Galatuik of…

Three groups collaborating to establish Grasslands Conservation Initiative

Three groups collaborating to establish Grasslands Conservation Initiative

Nov 2, 20233 min read

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…

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, 20234 min read

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…

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, 20232 min read

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…

Moose Jaw home to a new pork processing plant

Moose Jaw home to a new pork processing plant

Oct 31, 20232 min read

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…