A piece of technology designed to help detect when cattle are in heat was tested Monday. The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association hosted SenseHub Cow-Calf Field Day at D&N Ranch, just south of Peebles yesterday afternoon from 12-3 p.m. Dr. Samuel Wauer is the Associate Director of Cattle Veterinary Services with Merck Animal Health, the company […]
Old Man Winter isn’t quite done with Saskatchewan just yet. Earlier today, Environment Canada issued a special weather statement that has since been changed to a winter storm watch, covering the south and southeast portions of the province. The federal weather agency says a Colorado Low is expected to drop 10 to 25 cm of […]
The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association has set up a charitable foundation. General manager Chad MacPherson said the Stock Growers Foundation has several key goals, including to conserve farmland. “This new foundation has four different unique objectives,” MacPherson said. “Those are to conserve agricultural lands, relieve poverty, help in disaster situations and to help young producers […]
Livestock producers in Saskatchewan are expressing disappointment with a report that China is halting imports of Canadian meat. A report in a Quebec newspaper says China is upset with veterinary certificates from Canada. The news leaves the manager of the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association feeling disappointed. Chad MacPherson sees the action as political in nature. […]
