The Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association welcomes an international health ruling on Canadian beef exports. Last week, Canada was granted negligible risk status for BSE by the World Organization for Animal Health, its the lowest level for transmission of BSE. Cattlemen’s Association chair Arnold Balicki says the status change is very important. Balicki says the change in […]
Saskatchewan feeder cattle prices were showing downward movement this past week. Acting provincial cattle specialist Natasha Wilkie says feeder steers were lower across the weight categories. The largest price decrease was in the 400-500 pound category, down 15 dollars per hundredweight to average $237.67 per hundredweight. The weekly average steer price was 203 dollars 81 […]
Alberta RCMP are investigating a major cattle fraud. RCMP investigation found two people had entered a partnership and one person invested over 1 million dollars to purchase cattle and equipment from a company. The investigation found a complainant did not receive any payments and that a quantity of the calves had been sold, contrary […]
Saskatchewan feeder cattle prices were mixed this past week. The latest report from the ministry of Agriculture says feeder steers were mainly higher. The largest price increase was in the 300 to 400 pound category, increasing $7.66 per hundredweight. The weekly average steer price was $216.80 per hundredweight in Saskatchewan. Feeder heifers were mainly lower […]
A multi-agency research team led by University of Saskatchewan veterinary biologist aims to expand Canada’s 18 billion dollar beef industry. Dr. Gregg Adams says genomics and other similar tools such as microbiomics involve the study of structure and behaviour of animals. He says researchers have made tremendous progress in these areas of cell proteins […]
Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau is pushing for a clear answer from the three prairie provinces on agristability. She wants to eliminate the reference margin limit and boost the compensation rate to 80 percent. Bibeau says it has been 110 days since she proposed eliminating the reference margin and boosting the compensation rate to 80 […]
Saskatchewan cattle producers are hoping for expanded access to foreign markets as Canada seeks improved status for the bse disease. The last of the BSE export restrictions facing Canada in the global marketplace may be removed in May, which would be a full 18 years after the initial case in Alberta. It was announced […]
The University of Saskatchewan has been awarded 6.76 million dollars from the Canada Foundation for Innovation to resolve challenges facing the cattle and bison industries. Officials say a specialized team will apply genomics and other new technologies to the beef sector to enhance production, livestock health, and food safety. The goal is also to reduce […]
The national cattle herd continues to shrink, but Saskatchewan is the one province going against that trend. Statistics Canada reports on-farm national cattle numbers were down 1 percent at the beginning of this year, compared to January 1, 2020. It has been a steady decline with inventories down more than 25 percent from the peak […]
Saskatchewan feeder cattle prices were mostly moving up for the week ending February 12th. The latest figures from the Saskatchewan ministry of Agriculture show feeder steer prices saw the largest price increase in 500 to 600 pound category, increasing 8 dollars 93 cents per hundredweight to end the week at an average price of […]
