Western Canada Agriculture Update Newsletter

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Manitoba weeds update

Kochia, downy brome, water hemp, and Palmer amaranth are some of the weeds farmers should be looking out for.

Sask. NDP wants tougher penalties for noncompliance related to foreign farmland ownership

Under proposed legislation, the penalty for individuals would increase from $50,000 to $1 million.

Lower canola seeding rates can pay off

Five years of data shows that less can equal more when it comes to overall yield, emergence efficiency and plant architecture and maturity.

Mustard breakthrough brings yield gains

But amid the optimism, a looming issue could reshape the sector.

Changes to housing requirements for TFWs in 2026

All employer-provided housing must include, “… secure, exterior locking doors and windows…”.

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Canola May 26
720.50	742.50	720.20	733.30s	+13.20

Feeder Cattle Apr 26
347.775	347.800	342.025	343.300s	-6.375

Lean Hogs Apr 26
95.800	96.325	95.100	95.200s	-0.875

Live Cattle Apr 26
231.600	231.800	229.625	230.150s	-2.225

Soybean May 26
1207-0	1227-6	1203-4	1214-0s	+12-2

Wheat May 26
592-4	604-2	589-2	594-6s	+3-6

Cdn Dollar Jun 26
0.73930	0.74080	0.73815	0.73890	-0.00075

Chief Operating Officer

Aberhart Farms | Langenburg, SK

Seed Farm Operator/Labourer

Avondale Seed Farm Ltd. | Reston, MB

Sales Agronomist

Homestead Consumers Co-op | Austin, MB

Fertilizer and Other Things

It's just brutal, a decade lost...

March 23, 2026 | Killarney, MB

Fraser Auction Ltd.

Miscellaneous Auction

March 27-30, 2026 | Hayter, AB

Allen Olson Auctions

Equipment Auction

March 28, 2026 | Plenty, SK

Ritchie Bros.

Equipment Auction

Conserving Canada's working farmlands

An interprovincial working group is working to ensure voluntary protection of farmland receives the same federal tax treatment as land conserved for ecological purposes.

Work on a Sask. dairy farm

This farmer is vaccinating some cattle and fabricating new brackets for the free salls.

Why sows need more nutrients

Learn how late gestation phase feeding can improve sow nutrient status, farrowing outcomes, and piglet survival.

Cash Crop

Acres: 457

Location: Shaunavon, Sask.

2025 John Deere 9RX 710

Brandt Ag

Saskatoon, Sask.

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