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Klassen: Feeder market returns to historical highs

By Jerry Klassen April 15, 2025

For the week ending April 12, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded stead to as much as $10 higher compared to seven days earlier. The market has fully recovered from U.S. tariff uncertainty. Strength in the fed cattle market and healthy feeding margins continue drive replacement prices upward.

Crops, Features

Kochia’s expanding herbicide resistance puts pressure on no-till systems

Kochia populations in Saskatchewan and North Dakota are now resistant to group 14 herbicides, leaving fewer options for Prairie farmers

By Don Norman April 14, 2025

Based on preliminary data from a recent Prairie-wide kochia survey, AAFC’s Charles Geddes suspects Group 14-resistant kochia is now present in multiple fields in Saskatchewan and expects it could soon be confirmed in other regions as well.

Weather

Prairie forecast: Warm start, unsettled weekend across extreme south

Forecast issued April 9, covering April 9 to 16, 2025

By Daniel Bezte April 9, 2025

When we have these battles between warm and cold air, there's always a good chance for a storm system or area of low pressure to develop. We've seen this happen a few times this spring and looking at the latest medium range weather models, the Prairies are likely in for a few more storms as the battle continues.

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market experiences volatility during U.S. tariff week

By Jerry Klassen April 8, 2025

During the week ending April 5, the feeder market felt sluggish early in the week. Prices were a bit softer on Monday and by Wednesday morning, quoted values were $10 to as much $20 below week ago levels. After making weekly lows Wednesday, prices fully recovered to the previous week’s levels.

Weather

Prairie forecast: Two lows and a high

Forecast issued April 2, covering April 2 to 9, 2025

By Daniel Bezte April 2, 2025

This forecast period looks to be be defined by two areas of low pressure, one spinning off the west coast and the other spinning over eastern Canada. Exactly how these two lows behave a move will have a big impact on temperatures across the central and eastern Prairies.

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Healthy feedlot margins supports feeder complex

By Jerry Klassen April 1, 2025

For the week ending March 29, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $5/cwt lower to $5/cwt higher compared to seven days earlier. The price structure was largely determined by the crowd's mindset regarding potential U.S. tariffs.

Precipitation courtesy of La Niña is expected to help recharge Prairie soil moisture supplies.

Crops, Features, Weather

Moisture outlook positive for spring seeding on Prairies

That said, a cold wet winter that brought snow to many places is raising concerns of delayed seeding

By Mark Halsall March 29, 2025

A lot of Prairie producers gathered at CropConnect in Winnipeg are wondering how moisture conditions will shape up this spring on the Prairies. The concerns revolve around a considerable snowpack in many places — and whether that might lead to saturated fields or a late start to seeding, if snowmelt comes too late or too quickly.

Photo: Constantgardener/Getty Images Plus

Weather

Prairie forecast: Spring storm could bring significant snow

Forecast issued March 26, covering March 26 to April 2, 2025

By Daniel Bezte March 26, 2025

We start this forecast period with a strong area of low pressure pushing in off the southern coast of B.C. This low will bring very mild temperatures to southern Alberta on Wednesday and into Thursday. It will then help to develop an area of low pressure over south-central regions early Thursday morning.

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle follow live cattle futures higher

By Jerry Klassen March 25, 2025

For the week ending March 22, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to $5 higher on average. Higher quality strings under 600 pounds traded $5 to as much as $10 higher in some cases but the lighter weight categories were quite variable across the Prairies.

File photo of moose in a Saskatchewan field. (BobLoblaw/iStock/Getty Images)

Weather

Prairie forecast: Spring battle between warm and cold continues

Forecast issued March 19, covering March 19 to 26, 2025

By Daniel Bezte March 19, 2025

For this forecast period the weather models are showing a fairly quiet weather pattern will only a couple of chances of light snow as weak systems track along the boundary between the cold Arctic air to our north and milder air to the south. This is the big question mark for this forecast period: just where will this boundary be?

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Klassen: Feeder market returns to historical highs

Prairie forecast: Warm start, unsettled weekend across extreme south

Klassen: Feeder market experiences volatility during U.S. tariff week

Prairie forecast: Two lows and a high

Klassen: Healthy feedlot margins supports feeder complex

Moisture outlook positive for spring seeding on Prairies

Prairie forecast: Spring storm could bring significant snow

Klassen: Feeder cattle follow live cattle futures higher

Prairie forecast: Spring battle between warm and cold continues

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