Tag Archives: Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture
SARM again calling for reinstatement of strychnine to deal with Richardson ground squirrels
The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) wants strychnine to be re-instated so farmers can use it to deal with the rising population of Richardson ground squirrels (RGS). Strychnine...
Feb 26, 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
Cattle prices maintain high level in the last Cattle Market Update of January
Most of the feeder steer prices reported in Saskatchewan this past week were up week-over-week and so were the feeder heifer prices. The latest Cattle Market Update from Canfax, for the week ending Ja...
Feb 04, 2025
Saskatchewan cattle prices maintain record highs, but mixed compared to the prior week
Reported feeder steer and heifer prices in Saskatchewan for the week ending January 24th show steer prices were down but heifer prices were up. Only the 300-400 pound steers and the 300-400 and 400-50...
Jan 30, 2025
Help wanted: Crop Reporters for the season
The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture is in need of additional crop reporters for this growing season. As of November 28th, 2024, the Ministry of Ag has 209 Crop Reporters throughout the province. ...
Jan 15, 2025
A look at trends from 2024 Crop Prices
Crop prices varied dramatically throughout 2024. The agriculture portion of the Saskatchewan government website has graphs of farm gate grain prices over time. Note that prices vary from one location ...
Jan 02, 2025
Crop Specialist says risk of herbicide carryover is greater later in the season
Herbicide carryover risk will not be as great as the past few years due to some decent spring rainfall. However, the risk is greater for in-season crop applications due to a sharp reduction in rainfal...
Dec 31, 2024
Recent forage samples have less protein than average
There have been some notable trends in fall and winter feed test results to date. Environmental factors during the growing season such as temperature, available moisture, and soil nutrients all contri...
Dec 30, 2024
Ministry of Agriculture hosting two livestock information sessions in Delisle and Beechy
Cow-calf producers in West-Central Saskatchewan are invited by the Ministry of Agriculture to attend meetings in Delisle Tuesday night and in Beechy Wednesday night. There will be three speakers at ea...
Dec 10, 2024
More collaboration the main focus of new APAS President Bill Prybylski
Members of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) elected a new president during this week's Annual General Meeting at the Conexus Arts Centre in Regina. Bill Prybylski, who far...
Dec 05, 2024
