Tickets are now on sale for the 50th anniversary show of Canadian Western Agribition in Regina. CEO Chris Lane says the show officially kicks off Monday November 22nd with free admission for the day. He says full contact jousting returns with sword fighting and birds of prey. He says all health regulations will be followed. […]
Saskatchewan feeder cattle prices were mixed this past week. Acting provincial cattle specialist Natasha Wilkie says feeder steers ranged from 267 dollars 50 cents per hundredweight for the 300 to 400 pound category to 185 dollars 88 cents for the over 900 pound category. She says feeder heifer prices were mixed to lower this past […]
Nineteen cattle were seized at three locations in two provinces as part of a fraud investigation conducted by the Alberta RCMP Livestock Investigation Unit and Livestock Services of Saskatchewan. Two purebred Black Angus bulls were located following a September 2nd search warrant in the Spiritwood area. Additional search warrants in the Lloydminister, Saskatchewan and […]
The average consumer doesn’t know much about beef production, but many have heard the message that cows produce methane and contribute to greenhouse gas levels. The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association wants to provide those consumers with additional information. For example, that cattle provide an economic use for grasslands, which in turn stores carbon in the […]
Application forms for the Canada-Saskatchewan Drought Response Initiative are now available through Sask Crop Insurance. The program will provide an initial payment of 100 dollars per breeding cow, with as much as another 100 dollars early next year. The chair of the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association, Arnold Balicki, says Saskatchewan is the only prairie province with […]
Saskatchewan feeder cattle prices were mostly moving upward during the past week ending August 27. The latest provincial cattle market summary says feeder steers saw the largest price rise in the 500 to 600 pound weight category, with prices improving 7 dollars 75 cents per hundredweight to average 229 dollars 50 cents per hundredweight. […]
Cattle producers can use a little positive news amidst the ongoing drought, feed shortages and dried up dugouts. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Convention was held in Nashville, Tennessee earlier this month. Bob Lowe, President of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association was in attendance. He says the cattle price outlook presented is very promising for next […]
Saskatchewan cattlemen are considering asking for a disaster declaration due to drought. Cattlemen’s Association chair Arnold Balicki of Shellbrook says many producers are facing feed and water shortages because of hot dry weather. His association is pushing hard for a meeting with the federal and provincial governments to seek some support. Balicki says some producers […]
620 CKRM is proud to join over 450 radio stations across Canada Wednesday, to take part in A Day to Listen. The federal government is providing over $950,000 to expand grain farming at Cowessess First Nation, north of Broadview. Its part of a $4-million cross-Canada funding announcement for 16 projects to support indigenous food system […]
A new study at the University of Saskatchewan will evaluate the use of beef cattle temperament as on-farm indicator of disease susceptibility. Western College of Veterinary Medicine assistant professor Dr. Diego Moya will characterize cattle behavior, like their aggressiveness or fear activity and its link to negative health and welfare outcomes. The results will […]
