Western Canada Agriculture Update Newsletter

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Trump/Xi summit

The summit was light on concrete breakthroughs.

Farms.com's Top 10 Prairie Stories of September 2026

The top stories from the past month include a look a diesel prices, and a Conservative commitment to hold the Liberals to account over the research farm closures.

Harvest weather

The Northern Plains and Canadian Prairies are expected to see additional moisture move through the Red River Valley early in the week.

Agri Invest deadline approaching

Alberta farmers have until Sept. 30 to participate in the 2025 program year.

Sask. yield estimates vs. StatsCan

Saskatchewan crop report put this year’s average durum yield in the province at 46 bu/acre, comfortably above StatsCan’s projection of 40.9.

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Last

Chg

Canola Nov 26
827.80	827.80	805.10	809.00s	-19.60

Feeder Cattle Nov 26
332.850	333.900	329.025	329.275s	-2.700

Lean Hogs Dec 26
69.275	69.300	68.175	68.400s	-0.625

Live Cattle Dec 26
222.800	222.875	220.125	220.800s	-1.350

Soybean Nov 26
1319-0	1322-4	1279-2	1288-2s	-30-6

Wheat Dec 26
703-0	703-0	683-0	688-6s	-14-4

Cdn Dollar Dec 26
0.70980	0.70980	0.70800	0.70830	-0.00145

Foodraising Manager, Prairies

Second Harvest | MB or SK

Summer Student - Peace Region, AB

BrettYoung Seeds. | Peace Region, AB

Customer Service & Marketing Coordinator

OMEX Agriculture Inc. | Oak Bluff, MB

First day of Canola Harvest

A little too green means a lot of plugging...

October 6, 2026 | St. Claude, MB

Fraser Auction Ltd.

Miscellaneous Auction

October 19, 2026 | Gull Lake, SK

Ritchie Bros.

Equipment Auction

October 20-22, 2026 | Westlock County, AB

Team Auctions

Real Estate Auction

Equipment maintenance

This Alberta farmer is doing a John Deere 9750 shaker shoe install.

Work on a Sask. dairy farm

Mucking out corrals and barley goes through the combine.

Prussic acid and cattle

Prussic acid occurs in fresh growth tissue when plants are stressed.

Cash Crop

Acres: 152.00

Location: Wimborne, Alta.

2015 New Holland Rollbelt 560

Pattison Agriculture

Russell, Man.

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