Saskatchewan and Alberta Livestock Investigations Unit have recovered over 25 thousand dollars worth of stolen cattle near Saskatoon. An investigation was launched in February by the Alberta RCMP Livestock Investigations Unit after receiving a report of a cattle left in Thorhild, Alberta which based on preliminary information gathered, investigators believed the cattle were destined […]
The Canadian Cattle Association has announced details of executive selections for 2023. Nathan Phinney has been re-elected president. He first became president last December after the passing of Saskatchewan producer Reg Schellenberg. Phinney previously served as chair of the New Brunswick Cattle Producers Association. Saskatchewan Stock Growers president Garner Deobald says Phinney has been […]
Finishing feedlots are still aggressively bidding on quality replacements even as larger supplies of background cattle usually come on the market at this time of year.One analyst says feedlot operations who were holding out for a price correction finally threw in the towel last week.Canfax reports Saskatchewan feeder cattle volumes were 12,255 head —only […]
Farm Credit Canada sees ongoing strong prices for cattle this year. FCC economist Des Sobool says prices are continuing upward as part of a two year trend to rising prices. He says cattle prices are about 12 percent higher than last year’s average. He says prices should remain quite good due to strong demand and […]
Agriculture minister David Marit says the province is taking steps to ensure a healthy cattle industry remains in Saskatchewan. SARM joined forces this week with the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association and Stock Growers, expressing concern about veterinarian shortages, low profitability, drought, and farm support programs. Marit says steps are being taken to provide help during difficult […]
Alberta RCMP have charged a Wheatland County man with causing unnecessary suffering to animals and selling un-inspected meat, after they were called to look into reports of someone who was slaughtering sick and injured cattle. Mounties say when they got onto the property, they found employees actively slaughtering cattle. During the investigation, they say […]
The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities has joined forces with two provincial cattle organizatinon’s to call for support for the Saskatchewan cattle industry. SARM president Ray Orb partners with the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Associations Association and Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association. Orb is worried about declining numbers of cattle producers in the province. He says the […]
Saskatchewan Stock Growers are hoping Ottawa will make exemptions on new trucking transportation rules for livestock. Stock Growers president Garner Deobald says there is a conflict between livestock health rules and trucker hours of service. He says the U.S. exempts the rules if a trucker is within 150 miles of the destination and he wants […]
The latest Saskatchewan feeder cattle market report says prices were mixed during the past week. Prices for steers ranged from 330 dollars 33 cents per hundredweight for the 300 to 400 pound weight category to 232 dollars 25 cents for over 900 pounds. Feeder heifer prices ranged from 259 dollars 90 cents per hundredweight for […]
A past president of the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association, Harold Martens, has passed away. Martens was 81. He was reeve of the RM of Excelsior, Agriculture minister in the Devine government, and served as deputy opposition leader. He retired from politics to return to ranching, and later served as president of the Saskatchewan Stock Growers […]
