Livestock

Exhibitors have their booths set up and producers have their livestock settled into REAL District for the 53rd annual Canadian Western Agribition in Regina. The event starts Monday and runs until Saturday. Each building that comprises REAL District is being utilized for the event, from the Viterra International Trade Centre to the Co-operators Centre, the […]

On the SaskAgToday.com Roundtable with Chief Agricultural Editor Kevin Hursh, 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young, and GX94 Agriculture Director Doug Falconer: -Delegates at the SARM Mid-Term Convention in Saskatoon voted on 21 resolutions covering a wide range of issues for the organization to lobby provincial and federal governments – from reinstating strychnine, to regulations […]

Cattle prices in Saskatchewan last week were mostly up, according to the Canfax Cattle Market Update for the week ending November 15th. Livestock Intern at the Ministry of Agriculture Emily Schmidt says four of the seven feeder steer weight categories reported increases while three of the six heifer categories were up week-over-week. The 400-500 pound […]

Saskatchewan cattle producers continue to enjoy solid prices. Canfax’s Cattle Market Update for the week ending November 8th shows most feeder steer and feeder heifer prices were on the rise again. Only the 700-800 pound steers (down $2.19) and the 400-500 pound heifers (down $0.25) reported week-over-week decreases. The largest increase, meanwhile, for the feeder […]

The 35th Annual Grain Millers Harvest Showdown held its Grain and Forage Show Awards evening last (Thu) night.   The highlight of the night was when the 2024 Farmer Recognition Award was handed out to Blaine and Glenda Buckle, and their boys, Justin and Steven.        In the Commercial Grain Show, the Cereal Champion […]

H5N1 avian flu has been detected for the first time in a pig. The US Department of Agriculture says it was in a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon. Pigs represents a particular concern for the spread of avian flu because they can become co-infected with bird and human viruses, which could swap genes […]

Prices for most feeder steers and feeder heifers in Saskatchewan continued to go up. In the Cattle Market Update for the week ending October 25th, prices for feeder steers ranged from the low end of $309.33 per hundred weight in the 900-plus category, to the high end of $551.13 in the 300-400 pound category. Only […]

A “burning of the brand” was held in Yorkton this (Mon) morning to kick off Agriculture Week in the city.  The 35th Annual Grain Millers Harvest Showdown begins on Wednesday, and runs through Saturday, on the Yorkton Exhibition Grounds.    The special guest who burned the brand was well-known Yorkton resident Merve Kuryluk, who played […]

On the latest edition of the SaskAgToday.com Roundtable with Chief Agricultural Editor Kevin Hursh, 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young, and GX94 Agriculture Director Doug Falconer: -The 2024 Saskatchewan Election Campaign is in the homestretch with the last day to vote on Monday, October 28th. The guys share their election predictions. -Farmers who dealt with […]

Saskatchewan cattle prices were up again last week. In the Canfax Cattle Market Update for the week ending October 18th, prices for feeder steers were up in every category except for the 900-plus pound steers, where it decreased $1.67 to an average price of $313.33 per hundred weight. The largest week-over-week price increase for the […]