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thewesternproducer.bsky.social @thewesternproducer.bsky.social · 9m

Farm market reports have come a long way since days of radio vist.ly/49sq4 #cdnag #westcdnag

Farm market reports have come a long way since days of radio | The Western Producer

The prominence of broadcast radio has faded over the years, but the market information in old recorded reports remains as essential as ever.

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thewesternproducer.bsky.social @thewesternproducer.bsky.social · 1h

Saskatchewan puts crown land auction on hold vist.ly/49sji #cdnag #westcdnag #SKag #SKpoli

Saskatchewan puts crown land auction on hold | The Western Producer

Auctions of Saskatchewan crown lease land are on hold. Auctions were to open Oct. 7 and close Oct. 28 after not being held for two years.

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thewesternproducer.bsky.social @thewesternproducer.bsky.social · 1h

VIDEO: Catch up with the Western Producer Markets Desk vist.ly/49sih #cdnag #westcdnag

VIDEO: Catch up with the Western Producer Markets Desk | The Western Producer

The Western Producer Markets Desk provides daily updates on ag markets, video commentary and looks into canola, wheat, cattle and feed grains.

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thewesternproducer.bsky.social @thewesternproducer.bsky.social · 1h

Farmland advisory committee created in Saskatchewan vist.ly/49sdi #cdnag #westcdnag #SKag

Farmland advisory committee created in Saskatchewan | The Western Producer

The Saskatchewan government has created the Farm Land Ownership Advisory Committee to address farmer concerns and gain feedback.

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thewesternproducer.bsky.social @thewesternproducer.bsky.social · 4h

Rural doctor shortage may require unorthodox ideas vist.ly/49rtg #cdnag #westcdnag

Rural doctor shortage may require unorthodox ideas | The Western Producer

One town has set up its own clinic and hired doctors and clinic staff as municipal employees, like those who work for the fire department.

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thewesternproducer.bsky.social @thewesternproducer.bsky.social · 6h

Don’t undermine the backbone of agriculture vist.ly/49r8f #cdnag #westcdnag

Don’t undermine the backbone of agriculture | The Western Producer

Agriculture Canada and the dedicated public servants who work to support Canadian agriculture are a crucial pillar of the sector.

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thewesternproducer.bsky.social @thewesternproducer.bsky.social · 6h

This week's WP cover story: Wildfires have unexpected upside this year vist.ly/49qsr #cdnag #westcdnag

Wildfires have unexpected upside this year | The Western Producer

One farmer feels smoke from nearby wildfires protected his crop from the sun’s rays, resulting in more seeds per pod and more pods per plant.

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thewesternproducer.bsky.social @thewesternproducer.bsky.social · 8h

Grain farming on solid financial ground: Farm Credit Canada vist.ly/49q7y #cdnag #westcdnag

Grain farming on solid financial ground: Farm Credit Canada | The Western Producer

There may be situations are farmers are stretched financially, but overall the industry is healthy, says Farm Credit Canada.

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thewesternproducer.bsky.social @thewesternproducer.bsky.social · 1d

Forecast leans toward cooling trend vist.ly/49mur #cdnag #westcdnag

Forecast leans toward cooling trend | The Western Producer

July saw below average temperatures, August was slightly above average, and September saw well above average temperatures for the month.

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thewesternproducer.bsky.social @thewesternproducer.bsky.social · 1d

The Western Producer Livestock Report - October 9, 2025 vist.ly/49mrm #cdnag #westcdnag

The Western Producer Livestock Report - October 9, 2025 | The Western Producer

Western Producer Livestock Report for October 9, 2025. See U.S. & Canadian hog prices, Canadian bison & lamb market data and sales insights.

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thewesternproducer.bsky.social @thewesternproducer.bsky.social · 1d

Canfax cattle market report - October 9, 2025 vist.ly/49mff #cdnag #westcdnag

Canfax cattle market report - October 9, 2025 | The Western Producer

The Canfax cattle market report for October 9, 2025. Fed & feeder cattle prices, butcher cow trends, and cutout market insights.

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thewesternproducer.bsky.social @thewesternproducer.bsky.social · 1d

Saskatchewan looks to expand trade in Indonesia vist.ly/49m4u #cdnag #westcdnag #SKag

Saskatchewan looks to expand trade in Indonesia | The Western Producer

Saskatchewan exported $868.9 million worth of goods to Indonesia in 2024; overall exports to Asia totalled more than $10 billion.

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thewesternproducer.bsky.social @thewesternproducer.bsky.social · 1d

Seeding conditions look good for U.S. winter wheat crop vist.ly/49ku7 #cdnag #westcdnag

Seeding conditions look good for U.S. winter wheat crop | The Western Producer

Seeding conditions are near ideal in the hard red winter wheat growing region of the United States, says a weather expert.

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thewesternproducer.bsky.social @thewesternproducer.bsky.social · 1d

Feeder market feels vulnerable at historical highs vist.ly/49kip #cdnag #westcdnag

Feeder market feels vulnerable at historical highs | The Western Producer

For the week ending Sept. 27 western Canada feeder markets traded $10 per hundredweight higher to $10 lower compared to seven days earlier.

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thewesternproducer.bsky.social @thewesternproducer.bsky.social · 1d

Canadian-bred cow wins World Dairy Expo Holstein show vist.ly/49k8r #cdnag #westcdnag #SKag #WDE25

Canadian-bred cow wins World Dairy Expo Holstein show | The Western Producer

A cow bred in Saskatchewan, from Lovholm Holsteins of Balgonie, is the Grand Champion Holstein at the 2025 World Dairy Expo.

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thewesternproducer.bsky.social @thewesternproducer.bsky.social · 1d

Canadian Alliance for Net Zero Agri-Food launches farm resilience pilot projects vist.ly/49jpr #cdnag #westcdnag

Canadian Alliance for Net Zero Agri-Food launches farm resilience pilot projects | The Western Producer

The Canadian Alliance for Net Zero Agri-Food (CANZA) launched its Million Acre Challenge Oct. 7 sharing how it plans to get value to farmers.

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thewesternproducer.bsky.social @thewesternproducer.bsky.social · 2d

Investigation links green fuel to deforestation vist.ly/49hg2 #cdnag #westcdnag

Investigation links green fuel to deforestation | The Western Producer

A refinery that supplies green fuel to U.S. airlines has bought animal fat from cattle raised on illegally cleared Amazon rainforest land.

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thewesternproducer.bsky.social @thewesternproducer.bsky.social · 2d

Alberta cracks down on trucking industry vist.ly/49hc2 #cdnag #westcdnag #ABag

Alberta cracks down on trucking industry | The Western Producer

Alberta's trucking industry is under government scrutiny following numerous bridge strikes and concerned calls and letters from citizens.

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thewesternproducer.bsky.social @thewesternproducer.bsky.social · 2d

Alberta researcher helps unlock the economics of farming vist.ly/49hct #cdnag #westcdnag #ABag

Alberta researcher helps unlock the economics of farming | The Western Producer

A Lethbridge Polytechnic researcher is helping agriculture producers with decision-making tools to determine economic feasibility.

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thewesternproducer.bsky.social @thewesternproducer.bsky.social · 2d

Farmers urged to be grain-safe this fall vist.ly/49gri #cdnag #westcdnag

Farmers urged to be grain-safe this fall | The Western Producer

There are plenty of things farmer’s can do to reduce grain, bin and other farm accidents, said the Grain Handling Safety Coalition.

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thewesternproducer.bsky.social @thewesternproducer.bsky.social · 2d

Manitoba searches for Plan B on canola oil exports vist.ly/49g49 #cdnag #westcdnag #MBag

Manitoba searches for Plan B on canola oil exports | The Western Producer

A new report explores Manitoba’s current canola oil trade and possible market alternatives to the traditional U.S. market.

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thewesternproducer.bsky.social @thewesternproducer.bsky.social · 2d

Farm Credit Canada partners with major Toronto innovation hub vist.ly/49frc #cdnag #westcdnag

Farm Credit Canada partners with major Toronto innovation hub | The Western Producer

A Farm Credit Canada partnership with Toronto's MaRS Discovery District aims to solve technology problems in food supply chains.

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thewesternproducer.bsky.social @thewesternproducer.bsky.social · 2d

Controversy fails to prevent PGR use in oats vist.ly/49f65 #cdnag #westcdnag

Controversy fails to prevent PGR use in oats | The Western Producer

Some Manitoba oat growers are still using chlormequat chloride - the active ingredient in Manipulator - and sometimes to measurable success.

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thewesternproducer.bsky.social @thewesternproducer.bsky.social · 3d

Australia finds grain-threatening beetle in baby diapers vist.ly/49c29 #cdnag #westcdnag

Australia finds grain-threatening beetle in baby diapers | The Western Producer

Australia has detected the larvae of khapra beetles in imported baby diapers, the agriculture ministry said, raising concerns the pest could infest grain storages and disrupt agricultural exports.

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thewesternproducer.bsky.social @thewesternproducer.bsky.social · 3d

Wanuskewin is on track to become Saskatchewan’s first United Nations’ designated World Heritage Site vist.ly/49cpk #cdnag #westcdnag

Wanuskewin is on track to become Saskatchewan’s first United Nations’ designated World Heritage Site | The Western Producer

The purpose of Wanuskewin Heritage Park is to advance the understanding of the evolving cultures of northern Plains Indigenous peoples.

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