Category Archives: Livestock
'Everything is dying': Prairie farmers, crops struggling with yearly droughts
REGINA - It's the ninth year in a row Quinton Jacksteit's farm has experienced drought. The southwest Saskatchewan farmer, who also is the reeve for the Rural Municipality of Big Stick, says his crops...
Jul 07, 2025 Red lentils are shown growing in a dry field on June 29, 2025, on Quinton Jacksteit's farm near Golden Prairie in southwest Saskatchewan. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Quinton Jacksteit
Crop plots are in the ground at Ag in Motion
LANGHAM - Crop plot seeding was underway May 23 at the Ag in Motion show site near Langham. Some plots had already emerged, but others were waiting for seeding to be completed. Ag-Quest and Agricultur...
Jun 23, 2025 James White handles the plots of many exhibitors at Ag in Motion and is responsible for soil tests and plot calibrations. Photo by Janelle Rudolph
Feeder cattle prices bounce back after brief decline
Saskatchewan feeder cattle prices rebounded last week after two prior weeks of declines, according to Canfax's weekly Cattle Market Update covering the week ending March 21. All the reported feeder st...
Mar 25, 2025 Photo by Pixabay
Above Normal Runoff Expected for Most of Southern Saskatchewan
Today, the Water Security Agency (WSA) released the Spring Runoff Report for 2025. A normal to above normal runoff is forecast for most of central and southern Saskatchewan due to an above normal snow...
Mar 14, 2025
"They're doing well considering the situation": Sympathy extended to affected producer as CFIA's Bovine TB investigation continues
The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture is in a supportive role in the ongoing investigation into Bovine Tuberculosis in a herd, led by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The first case was ...
Mar 03, 2025
Three more cases of Bovine TB found in Saskatchewan herd
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says three more cases of Bovine Tuberculosis have been confirmed in animals from the same Saskatchewan herd as the first case that was detected on November 2...
Feb 27, 2025
Cattle futures, market demand supporting feeder cattle prices
Cattle futures are supporting Saskatchewan feeder steer and feeder heifer prices, according to Emily Schmidt, Livestock Intern at the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture. In addition to the futures m...
Feb 25, 2025
Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan Announce Continued Commitment Through the 2025 Crop Insurance Program
Today, Canada's Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Daryl Harrison announced continued funding and commitment through the 2025 Crop Insurance ...
Feb 19, 2025
SaskAgToday Roundtable: Todd Lewis appointed as Senator, Preliminary Runoff report released
Lots of change within the past week - from a new Executive Director appointed at SARM to a new CEO of the Saskatchewan Cattlemen's Association (now referred to as the Saskatchewan Cattle Association)....
Feb 14, 2025
CCGA Launches 2025 Cash Advance Applications
Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA) continues its 40th year of supporting the working capital needs of Western Canadian farmers, with the launch of its 2025 Advance Payments Program (APP) cash ...
Feb 14, 2025
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