Western Canada Agriculture Update Newsletter

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Seeding canola

It's time to get canola in the ground on this Sask. dairy farm.

Hong Kong suspends Alberta egg and poultry shipments

H5N1 is present in multiple parts of Alberta.

Alberta RCMP launches Rural Organized Crime Team

The team will be a mobile unit made of a core group of officers focused on gang activity and violence linked to drug and firearm offences.

RBC supports ag at UBC

$3.5 million in support is helping bring a new food program to students while strengthening resources like the BC Food Web.

Farm groups unite on CUSMA

Agricultural organizations from across the United States, Canada, and Mexico are presenting a unified message to governments.

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Canola Jul 26
777.60	800.90	776.90	798.00s	+19.90

Feeder Cattle Aug 26
345.750	348.300	340.800	342.625s	-5.800

Lean Hogs Jul 26
101.675	102.275	100.725	102.000s	+0.350

Live Cattle Aug 26
238.450	240.225	235.375	237.850s	-1.800

Soybean Jul 26
1167-4	1172-6	1152-4	1154-0s	-11-2

Wheat Jul 26
603-0	606-6	585-4	587-2s	-15-6

Cdn Dollar Jun 26
0.72320	0.72320	0.71975	0.72000s	-0.00335

Technical Sales Representative - Feed Additives & Premix

Trouw Nutrition. | Hybrid/Partial Remote, Calgary, AB or Winnipeg, MB

Lead Hand

Salisbury Landscaping | Sherwood Park, AB

Customer Experience Specialist (Parts & Rentals)

Flaman Group of Companies | Moosomin, SK

Dust

Does this resemble the dust bowl times? That is a Grey out behind the seeder, not rain, dust. (see image in thread)

June 13-16, 2026 | Minburn, AB

Dunkle Auction Services

Equipment Auction

June 16, 2026 | High Bluff, MB

Fraser Auction Ltd.

Equipment Auction

June 22, 2026 | Wolseley, SK

Ritchie Bros.

Equipment Auction

Grain markets

The markets lack direction right now, an analyst said.

Decoding pig performance with AI

Learn how transcriptomics and AI are helping swine producers better understand the gap between genetic potential and commercial performance.

Soil compaction robbing hay yield

The Ranchworx pasture aerator is exactly the tool for this and these farmers are excited to add it to their arsenal.

Cash Crop

Acres: 154

Location: Grand Prairie, Alta.

2023 John Deere 9RX 540

Brandt Ag

Olds, Alta.

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