Livestock

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Sask. Cattlemen’s Association willing to help CFIA with Bovine TB investigation

Dec 19, 20242 min read

The Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association is keeping a close eye and ear to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s investigation into a positive case of Bovine Tuberculosis found in a cow that originated from a herd in Saskatchewan. The CFIA said the…

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CFIA Investigating case of Bovine TB found in a cow from a Saskatchewan herd

Dec 18, 20242 min read

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency detected a positive case of Bovine Tuberculosis in a cow originating from a herd in Saskatchewan. On November 29th, the CFIA Ottawa Laboratory Fallowfield confirmed the positive case of Bovine TB from tissue collected from…

Bred cows following same trajectory as feeder cattle – high prices, high demand

Bred cows following same trajectory as feeder cattle – high prices, high demand

Dec 17, 20242 min read

Bred heifers and young bred cows are selling at record high prices, a response to the record high prices being paid for feeder calves. Brenna Grant, the Executive Director of Canfax, which is a division of the Canadian Cattle Association,…

Sask. Cattle Prices Decline in last Cattle Market Update of 2024

Sask. Cattle Prices Decline in last Cattle Market Update of 2024

Dec 17, 20242 min read

Cattle prices in Saskatchewan hit a speed bump last week after weeks of steady increases. In the Cattle Market Update for the week ending December 13th from Canfax, prices for most feeder steer and feeder heifers were down, while the…

Saskatchewan Releases Conditions at Freeze-Up Report

Saskatchewan Releases Conditions at Freeze-Up Report

Dec 13, 20242 min read

The Water Security Agency (WSA) is releasing this year’s Conditions at Freeze-up Report. This report summarizes conditions during the late fall/early winter period. Current conditions, in combination with the winter snowpack, become the initial conditions for the spring snowmelt runoff. This…