Increase in funding for Western College of Veterinary Medicine
The Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) is training more students to work in large animal practices in rural areas. The provincial government subsidizes the tuition for 25 students from Saskatchewan, including five who are likely to work in a rural or mixed animal practice following graduation. Garret Beatch...
Apr 19, 2024
Canadian Western Agribition announces $75,000 profit at annual general meeting
Canadian Western Agribition finances are in the black for the second year in a row. There was a net profit of $75,000 last year, just slightly lower than the $83,450 in 2022. This is Agribition Chief Executive Officer Shaun Kindopp speaking at Wednesday afternoon's annual general meeting in Regina. Kindopp notes there ...
Apr 18, 2024
Large decline in Saskatchewan feeder cattle sales
Canfax reports year-to-date, the volume of Saskatchewan feeder cattle sold is 122,282 head---or 24 per cent below the same period one year ago. There have been several weeks where there have not been enough sales to generate a price range in specific weight categories. For example, last week there were only four of se...
Apr 16, 2024
Spring runoff well below normal over majority of Saskatchewan
Most of Saskatchewan is experiencing a well below normal runoff or the runoff is already over. The Water Security Agency released its new runoff map on Friday morning. It shows the well below normal runoff area covering the entire northern half of the province---stretching as far south as Meadow Lake, Prince Albert and...
Apr 12, 2024
Western Dairy Expo returns to Saskatoon
Nearly 200 Holstein and 40 Jersey cattle will participate in the event which was originally launched in 1982, but went into a hiatus about ten years ago. The event was revived when a dairy show in BC was cancelled and producers from the four western province were looking for a spring competition and an opportunity to p...
Apr 10, 2024
Top up on the way for producers in the 2023 Canada-Saskatchewan Feed Program
The second and final payment under the 2023 Canada-Saskatchewan feed program will be coming out soon. Initial payments were pro-rated last fall to a maximum of 75 percent to help producers in designated drought areas purchase and transport feed. The final payment will either be 50 dollars per head for beef cattle produ...
Apr 08, 2024
Saskatchewan Beef Expo results
There was a market steer and a heifer show on Thursday morning with the grand champion in each event winning a special belt buckle as well as a $250 post-secondary scholarship. Waylon Blacklock with the Hanley 4-H Beef Club exhibited the Grand Champion Steer. The Reserve Grand Champion Steer was shown by Brady Hansen w...
Apr 05, 2024
Farmers appreciate spring runoff despite local road damage
The water was running in the Rural Municipality of Vanscoy on Wednesday afternoon. It is the first significant spring runoff in the region in five to ten years, according to Reeve Leonard Junop. The moisture comes from a wet, heavy snowfall about a month ago. Saskatoon reported up to 40 centimeters of snow and Junop s...
Apr 04, 2024
Colder and drier than normal March
While it has been a warmer than normal winter, the month of March did not follow that trend. Environment Canada statistics show the mean temperature in March was anywhere between 2.4 and 3.8 degrees below normal. Saskatoon had the 51st coldest March in 128 years, North Battleford's March was the 27th coldest in 83 yea...
Apr 03, 2024
Getting cattle ready for the show ring
Cattle in beef shows go through a lot of grooming and primping prior to an event. The Saskatchewan Beef Expo at the Prairieland Ag Centre features two days of clinics led by Kirk Stierwalt from Leedey, Oklahoma. Stierwalt has been teaching young people the tricks of the trade for 37 years. CJWW Agriculture Director Nei...
Apr 03, 2024