Western Canada Agriculture Update Newsletter

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Farming in Saskatchewan

A farmer feeds bison for a friend in the morning and hauls canola in the afternoon.

The new Manitoba Consortium for Digital Agriculture

The long-term goal of the MCDA is to bring practical digital solutions to the fields to help farmers.

Operating farm equipment in Manitoba

Drivers need a Class 5 or higher license if operating on certain roads.

Beef Cattle Code of Practice comment window opening soon

The 60-day public comment period begins April 13, which is also the day the National Farm Animal Care Council will make the draft Code available.

Strait of Hormuz issue continues to send fuel prices higher

Fuel costs are unlikely to return to pre‑conflict levels for several years, even if the immediate crisis subsides.

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Canola May 26
718.00	718.00	703.20	704.90s	-14.50

Feeder Cattle May 26
370.300	370.550	365.525	368.000s	+1.375

Lean Hogs Jun 26
107.050	107.350	104.600	104.650s	-2.400

Live Cattle Jun 26
247.225	247.750	244.650	245.925s	+0.125

Soybean May 26
1152-0	1163-0	1140-4	1162-0s	+3-6

Wheat May 26
589-0	589-0	577-0	580-2s	-17-6

Cdn Dollar Jun 26
0.72230	0.72555	0.72150	0.72440	+0.00300

Sales Manager - Canola

Summit Search Group | Work-From-Home

Red Seal Heavy Duty Mechanic

Matsqui Ag Repair | Abbotsford, BC

Operator - Seed Cleaning Plant

Souris River Seeds | Weyburn, SK

EL Nino

Things are about to heat up.

April 18, 2026 | Drayton Valley, AB

Team Auctions

Equipment Auction

April 20, 2026 | Melville, SK

Ritchie Bros.

Equipment Auction

April 21-29, 2026 | Dauphin, MB

Garton's Auction

Equipment Auction

New John Deere planter tech explained

Key updates focus on speed, automation, and in-furrow performance, including a new EasyStart system.

Intrauterine vaccines in swine

Learn how formulation, adjuvants, and delivery methods influence immune responses and what early trials reveal about safety and reproductive performance.

Creating new value from waste

North America’s first large-scale, non-wood pulp mill using wheat straw, not trees, to make high-quality pulp for sustainable packaging, tissue, and molded products.

Ranch / Pasture

Acres: 320

Location: Eaglesham, Alta

2025 Vaderstad 8412

Brandt Ag

Rosthern, Sask.

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