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SaskAgToday Roundtable: Todd Lewis appointed as Senator, Preliminary Runoff report released

SaskAgToday Roundtable: Todd Lewis appointed as Senator, Preliminary Runoff report released

Feb 14, 2025 | 3:02pm
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). Also, First Vice-President of the CFA Todd Lewis was appointed to the Canadian Senate, and the Water Security Agency released its Preliminary […]
Railway performance sagging

Railway performance sagging

Feb 13, 2025 | 2:31pm
Both major railways are struggling to move grain in a timely fashion. According to the Ag Transport Coalition, CPKC was the first to see badly lagging performance, but CN has now joined the downward swing. The railways recovered from the brief labour disruption in August and movement was pretty good until November. However, starting in […]
Ag Career Expo to be featured at Canada’s Farm Show

Ag Career Expo to be featured at Canada’s Farm Show

Feb 13, 2025 | 2:23pm
Agriculture in the Classroom Saskatchewan will have a presence at next month’s Canada’s Farm Show at REAL District in Regina. Canada’s Farm Show is March 18-20. Ag in the Classroom will be hosting a thinkAG Career Expo March 18th and 19th for Grade seven to ten students. “The thinkAG Career Expo at Canada’s Farm Show […]
Cattle prices mixed due to market uncertainty, lower cattle supply

Cattle prices mixed due to market uncertainty, lower cattle supply

Feb 11, 2025 | 3:34pm
Only the heavier feeder steer and feeder heifer weight categories in Saskatchewan had prices recorded for the week ending February 7. The Canfax Cattle Market Update for this past week showed prices for the 600-700 to 900-plus pound steers were mostly down, while prices for the 600-700 to 800-plus pound heifers were mostly up. There […]
Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister to Advance International Trade Relations in India and UAE

Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister to Advance International Trade Relations in India and UAE

Feb 11, 2025 | 11:17am
Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Daryl Harrison is leading a trade mission to India and the United Arab Emirates for one week, starting Tuesday and wrapping up next Wednesday. He will be meeting with business groups, buyers, and investors to promote the province’s sustainable crop production while strengthening trade and investment relations. Harrison will first attend the […]
It’s Canada’s Agriculture Day:  Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay

It’s Canada’s Agriculture Day: Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay

Feb 11, 2025 | 11:08am
Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay is praising the work Canadian farmers do to mark Canada’s Agriculture Day. In a statement released Tuesday morning, MacAulay says during his travels across the country, he is reminded of “how lucky we are to have the best producers in the world supporting our economy and filling our plates.” MacAulay […]
Temperature swings and lack of precipitation describe the weather in January

Temperature swings and lack of precipitation describe the weather in January

Feb 10, 2025 | 5:17pm
The temperature during the month of January was a roller-coaster but precipitation was easier to track since there wasn’t much. Environment Canada Meteorologist Danielle Desjardins says the month started colder than average followed by multiple days of back-and-forth changes in temperature.  Despite that, Desjardins says the monthly averages at some weather stations including Moose Jaw, Regina, […]
Farmers under 40 will converge in Swift Current for FCC Young Farmer’s Summit

Farmers under 40 will converge in Swift Current for FCC Young Farmer’s Summit

Feb 10, 2025 | 3:15pm
Swift Current is hosting another agriculture event, the FCC Young Farmer’s Summit. It’s happening Tuesday at the Living Sky Casino from 10:00 to 3:30 p.m.  The event is for people under 40 years of age who are in the ag industry or are pursuing a career in the field. It’s purpose is to attract and […]
Adapting and diversifying trade discussed at recent Agriculture Ministers meeting

Adapting and diversifying trade discussed at recent Agriculture Ministers meeting

Feb 10, 2025 | 2:28pm
Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay met with Provincial and Territorial Ag Ministers on Saturday to discuss “several key areas of interest” to the agriculture sector, given the current state of the Canada-U.S. trade relationship. The relationship between Canada and the United States has been tested since Donald Trump took office with the President claiming the […]

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