Livestock

Prices for Saskatchewan Feeder Steers and Heifers were up in the latest Cattle Market Update for the week ending September 27th. Steer prices were available in every category except for the 300-400 pound category. Those prices ranged from $306.88 per hundred weight in the 900-plus category to $455.19 in the 400-500 pound category. The largest […]

A group lobbying for cattle producers in the province sent a letter to the Saskatchewan Party and the NDP, asking for each political party’s stance on various issues affecting the beef industry. Grant McLellan, CEO of the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association, says the Livestock Price Insurance Program, investment in the Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation project, and the […]

A little bit of everything was covered on the latest SaskAgToday.com Roundtable. The ongoing strike of grain terminal workers in Metro Vancouver, delays in harvest around Saskatchewan, and canola & wheat prices were among the items covered on the Roundtable with Chief Agricultural Editor Kevin Hursh, 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young, and GX94 Agriculture […]

Rain put a damper on harvest progress in Saskatchewan this past week but some progress was still made and is welcomed by producers in drier areas. Harvest is at 79 per cent complete, up from 74 per cent the previous week and ahead of the five year average of 75 per cent and ten year […]

The Cattle Market Update from Canfax shows available prices for feeder heifers in Saskatchewan were mostly up while two feeder steer weight categories had enough data to record a price, but not enough to compare week-over-week changes. In the update for the week ending September 20, the price for 400-500 pound feeder steers was $446.50 […]

Today (Fri), Environment Minister Christine Tell and Minister Responsible for Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation David Marit are announcing a new pilot program to assist producers experiencing abnormally high wildlife damage to agricultural products. The Big Game Management Extended Hunt pilot is another tool to help manage human-wildlife conflict while ensuring sustainable wildlife populations for rights-based […]

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is advising cattle producers to not travel to the United States for upcoming agricultural shows, or participate in them, due to the risk of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) south of the border. Multiple states have reported outbreaks of HPAI among dairy cattle since March of this year. To […]

Farm cash receipts from crops decreased in the first six months of the year as compared to 2023 while livestock receipts were higher. According to Statistics Canada, farm cash receipts for Canadian farmers totalled $47.4 billion in the first two quarters of the year, down $1.6 billion from the previous year. Crop receipts fell $3.3 […]

Farmers in Saskatchewan are saying skyrocketing land prices have made it difficult for young producers to expand.  Will Robbins, a 43-year-old farmer who operates southwest of Saskatoon near the hamlet of Laura, says high prices are dissuasive.  He says more land means additional debt that would take too long to pay off.  Farmer Bill Prybylski near […]