Category Archives: Livestock
Provincial Budget gets a positive response from APAS and SARM
The agriculture section of the 2024-25 Provincial Budget was well received by a group representing agricultural producers and a group that represents rural municipalities. The Budget, released Wednesd...
Mar 21, 2024
Budget 2024: Increased funding for Ag Ministry to support risk management programs & research
Agriculture is getting a boost as the 2024-25 Provincial Budget, released Wednesday afternoon, increases funding for the Ministry by 4.1 percent to $570.6-million. Expenses for the Ministry of Agricul...
Mar 20, 2024
Cattle prices up compared to earlier this month: Cattle Market Update
Prices for feeder steers and heifers in the province were up compared to the last reported price differences on March 1, according to the latest Cattle Market Update for the week ending March 15. Star...
Mar 19, 2024
Sask Ag Today Roundtable Episode 26
Author note: Due to technical difficulties on Friday, the video version of the SaskAgToday.com Roundtable is unavailable. Below is the audio version of the Roundtable, recorded Friday, March 15. Topic...
Mar 18, 2024
Manitoba Government Issues Statement on US Voluntary Country of Origin Labeling
The long-standing, positive trade relationship between Canada and the United States has been beneficial to both countries, supports greater food security for Manitobans and has benefitted Manitoba pro...
Mar 15, 2024
Canadian Farmland Values Continue to Climb: Farm Credit Canada
The average value of Canadian farmland continued its steady climb in 2023, increasing by 11.5 per cent, slightly less than the 12.8 per cent increase reported in 2022, according to the latest&nbs...
Mar 12, 2024
Recent snowfall improves WSA Spring Runoff Forecast
Recent snow storms at the beginning of March improved the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency's Spring Runoff Forecast for 2024. Snowfall from the first weekend of March brought up to 40cm of snow arou...
Mar 12, 2024
Another Decline in Grain Service by Canadian Railways in Week 31: Ag Transport Coalition
CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 67% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 31, a notable deterioration from the 77% order fulfillment performance seen in week 30. CN saw a slight decline in perform...
Mar 11, 2024
Saskatchewan Commits $15M to Global Institute for Food Security
Agriculture Minister David Marit announced a funding commitment today of $15 million over five years to the Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS) at the University of Saskatchewan. Founded in 2012...
Mar 11, 2024
A tale of two Sarahs: Shymko and Leguee share their experiences in agriculture as part of International Women's Day
Women take on important roles within the agriculture industry from the farm gate to the board room, and that's no different for Sara Shymko and Sarah Leguee. Both were highlight on Friday's edition of...
Mar 08, 2024
