Insights and Stories on Saskatchewan

Prairie forecast: Mild with a chance of showers

May. 8, 2024 at 7:47 am CDT

A large area of low pressure stalled out just south of the Prairies early this week, bringing some much-needed significant rains that stretched from western Manitoba through Saskatchewan and into Alberta. This low is forecasted to rapidly break down over the next day or so and make way for some nice late-spring weather.

Klassen: Feeder cattle experience weather market

May. 7, 2024 at 9:19 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Feed grain weekly: Seeding well underway in Alberta

May. 2, 2024 at 1:39 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

Prairie forecast: Cool and unsettled weather to continue

May. 1, 2024 at 10:03 am CDT

By Daniel Bezte

Pulse weekly: Moisture needed for Saskatchewan pulse crops

Apr. 30, 2024 at 3:07 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

Klassen: Stronger fed market underpins feeder complex

Apr. 30, 2024 at 9:24 am CDT

For the week ending April 27, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were relatively unchanged compared to seven days earlier.

By Jerry Klassen

Prairie forecast: Typical spring weather expected; not dry, not wet

Apr. 24, 2024 at 9:47 am CDT

It looks like this will be a good news, bad news forecast. For those of you hoping for rain, it may be good news. For those wanting things to dry out enough to get out working, it's a bit of bad news. The one thing, which is typical for spring forecasts, is that there's a fair bit of uncertainty.

By Daniel Bezte

Klassen: Feeder market recovers from weather discount

Apr. 23, 2024 at 9:34 am CDT

Compared to last week, backgrounded yearlings traded $4-$8/cwt higher on average. Calves were quite variable with prices quoted from unchanged to as much as $10 higher. Overall, there appeared to be stronger buying interest this week across all weight categories.

By Jerry Klassen

‘Mobile skills lab’ to promote careers in ag

Apr. 18, 2024 at 9:36 am CDT

A new high-tech “Careers in Ag Mobile Skills Lab” will begin a summer tour of Saskatchewan at Ag in Motion July 16 to 18 to help develop a “talent pipeline” for ag and ag equipment manufacturing.

By Scott Garvey