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Feeder steer and heifer prices in Saskatchewan were mixed, according to the Canfax Cattle Market Update for the week ending November 24. Provincial Cattle Specialist with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture Fonda Froats says steer prices were up in 4 categories (500-600, 600-700, 700-800, 800-900lb) and heifer prices were also up in 4 categories (300-400, 400-500, […]

Some changes are coming to the meeting events organized by the crop commissions in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta over the next couple of months. There’s no longer one large meeting event with keynote speakers during Crop Production Week in Saskatoon. SaskCanola, Sask Wheat, SaskBarley, SaskFlax and Saskatchewan Pulse Growers are holding back-to-back annual business meetings […]

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture is looking for additional crop reporters for the next growing season. Crops Extension Specialist MacKenzie Hladun says being a crop reporter doesn’t take much time out of the week – between five to ten minutes. Once a person signs up, the Ag Ministry will send a package containing a rain gauge, a […]

Nearly 10,000 randomly selected farms and ranches across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba will have received an invitation to participate in a Citizens Assembly on Agriculture. From those who apply, 36 lottery-selected producers will gather to work on climate and sustainability solutions for agriculture. Producers can register for the process even if they didn’t receive an […]

This year’s Canadian Western Agribition took on a different meaning for a long-time agri-news journalist who recently retired. Former 620 CKRM Ag News Director Jim Smalley covered his first Agribition in 1975 and has gone every year until late-April of this year when he decided to hang up the headphones following a 50-year career in […]

In the 52-year history of Canadian Western Agribition there was never a Miss Rodeo for the event, until this year. It came down to three women – Ari Dyck of White City, Zoe Gerein of Regina, and Tristen Newcombe of Norquay. After two days of testing their horse riding skills, knowledge of agriculture, rodeo and Agribition, and […]

The Wheat Growers want Ottawa to stop playing games with Bill C-234 and pass it. The bill that would exempt natural gas and propane used for grain drying and heating & cooling barns from the carbon tax is in 3rd reading in the Senate, but it’s faced delays and bickering from politicians on both sides […]

The 52nd edition of Canadian Western Agribition is on the horizon. It starts on Monday at REAL District in Regina, and event CEO Shaun Kindopp says staff are getting things prepared. “By the end of the night tomorrow (Fri) there should be a full arena set up almost. The crew works really well together and […]

The latest Cattle Market Update from Canfax, for the week of November 10, suggests Saskatchewan cattle prices were mixed last week. Livestock Development Intern at the Ministry of Agriculture Emily Taylor says feeder steer prices were down in all but two categories, while heifer prices were mixed. The 400-500lb and 500-600lb steer categories saw week-over-week increases […]

The federal tories are putting pressure on the Trudeau government to stop imposing its will on the senate. Bill C-234 is only one step from crossing the finish line, but managed to get tripped up during third and final reading last Thursday. The bill is now gaining national attention, and that’s because timing is everything. This […]