Livestock

Tale of two proteins: beef prices expensive, pork prices cheap

Tale of two proteins: beef prices expensive, pork prices cheap

Aug 14, 20232 min read

You’ve likely noticed it at the grocery store and on social media: beef prices are high, but pork prices are low. Using a few products from a Stats Canada chart as examples, the average price for beef top sirloin, across…

Saputo Revises Earnings Forecast

Saputo Revises Earnings Forecast

Aug 14, 20231 min read

Saputo has pushed back the target date to reach its earnings forecast amid flagging consumer demand for milk products across the globe. In first-quarter financial results released after markets closed Thursday, the dairy giant said it no longer expects to achieve…

Another meeting, same high engagement level at SCA townhall in Central Butte

Another meeting, same high engagement level at SCA townhall in Central Butte

Aug 11, 20233 min read

Central Butte area producers met with delegates from Sask. Crop Insurance, Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association, and others at a townhall meeting on Wednesday. CEO of the Cattlemen’s Association Grant McLellan says about 60 producers attended, and it was another engaging meeting…

SCA hosting fifth townhall meeting in Central Butte this afternoon

SCA hosting fifth townhall meeting in Central Butte this afternoon

Aug 9, 20231 min read

Central Butte is the site of today’s (Wed) townhall meeting hosted by the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association. It’s the 5th meeting over the last few weeks, taking in producer’s thoughts on the drought conditions and what can be done to provide…

Click before you dig: website created to display soil information of every parcel of land in Saskatchewan

Click before you dig: website created to display soil information of every parcel of land in Saskatchewan

Aug 8, 20232 min read

For the longest time, if you wanted to look at a soil survey map of any piece of land in Saskatchewan, you’d have to get an actual map of it or a survey book. However, accessibility has been made easier…