Livestock

Sask. Crop Insurance allowing more acres of low yielding crops be redirected to feed

Sask. Crop Insurance allowing more acres of low yielding crops be redirected to feed

Jul 13, 20233 min read

Saskatchewan livestock producers facing challenges from the dry conditions this season, have access to support from the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation. Sask. Crop Insurance is allowing additional acres of low yielding cereal and pulse crops to be diverted to feed.…

Ag West Bio to receive $9.5-million in federal-provincial funding to support ag companies

Ag West Bio to receive $9.5-million in federal-provincial funding to support ag companies

Jul 4, 20232 min read

Farmers and ranchers across Saskatchewan will have additional opportunities to move their product in another marketplace thanks to the continued funding of Ag-West Bio from the provincial and federal governments. Through the Sustainable Canadian Agriculture Partnership, $9.5 million over the…

Two Sask. residents among semi-finalists in CCA’s Canadian Cattle Young Leaders Program

Two Sask. residents among semi-finalists in CCA’s Canadian Cattle Young Leaders Program

Jun 30, 20233 min read

Two Saskatchewan residents are among 24 semi-finalists of the Canadian Cattle Association’s (CCA) Canadian Cattle Young Leaders Program (CYL) for the upcoming 2023-24 program year. Brooke Martin grew up on a commercial cow-calf operation north of Piapot, and Levi Hurlburt…

Federal Agriculture Minister Travels to Italy

Federal Agriculture Minister Travels to Italy

Jun 30, 20232 min read

The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, is in Italy to take part inthe biennial conference of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). During heroutreach, she will also work with stakeholders to advance Canadian agriculture and…

Saskatchewan Weekly Crop Report Suggests Much of Province is Becoming Dry

Saskatchewan Weekly Crop Report Suggests Much of Province is Becoming Dry

Jun 29, 20234 min read

The majority of the province has continued to be dry, however some areas received heavy rain showers this past week with some isolated flash floods. Some of these areas also received hail; the size and amount of hail varied between…