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Seeding is advancing quickly in the province thanks to warm, dry weather. Producers now have 60 per cent of the provincial crop in the ground, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture for the week of May 16.

PSAC raises its 2017 drilling activity forecast by 60 per cent

The Assiniboia Livestock Auction held its regular cull cow and bull sale on May 24 with 368 head sold. No heiferettes were sold. D1 and D2 cows dropped slightly selling between $1.05 to $1.20 per lb.

Show chair Del Mondor:

Â鶹ÊÓƵern Saskatchewan ranchers have concluded an intensive period of activity — first calving season and now preparing herds for grazing.

Weyburn – A little east of Weyburn you come across a bulk fuel and cardlock operation known as Bluewave Energy. It’s part of a much larger company that has been on a growth trajectory for several years now.

The benefits of energy pipelines will be discussed at the Canalta Hotel in Assiniboia on June 8. Mark Scholz, president of CAODC and spokesperson for Oil Respect, will address the importance of the Energy East pipeline project.

A total of 6,917 head of cattle were sold in Saskatchewan the week ending May 12, reported Saskatchewan Agriculture. This figure drops from 8,494 head sold the previous week, but up from 5,368 head the same week a year ago.

Despite recent cool and wet weather, good seeding progress was made for much of the province this past week. Saskatchewan Agriculture reported that 30 per cent of the 2017 crop is now in the ground as of May 15.

The Assiniboia Livestock Auction held its regular cull cow and bull sale on May 10 with 429 head sold. Heiferettes jumped $0.11 on the previous sale to sell from $1.21 per lb. to $1.50 per lb. D1 and D2 cows rose $0.08 selling between $1.08 to $1.