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A total of 4,132 head of cattle were sold in Saskatchewan for the week ending August 25, reported Saskatchewan Agriculture. This figure is down slightly from the 4,183 head sold the previous week, and down from 4,783 head the same week a year ago.

Relatively warm and dry weather have allowed producers to continue with harvest operations, reported Saskatchewan Agriculture for the week ending August 28.

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Harvest operations are progressing in the southeast region, with about 37 per cent of this year’s crops in the bin, and another 30 per cent swathed or ready, according to Sask. Agriculture’s crop report.

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A total of 4,183 head of cattle were sold in Saskatchewan for the week ending August 18. This figure is up from 2,389 head sold the previous week and up from 2,735 head sold the same week a year ago.

A relatively warm and dry week allowed many producers to continue with harvest operations, reported Saskatchewan Agriculture for the week of August 15-21.

The Assiniboia Livestock Auction held a pre-sorted all breeds sale for calves and yearlings on August 15 and a regular cull cow and bull sale on August 16 with a total 1,129 head sold.

The Old Wives Watershed Association held a workshop on the water quality for livestock on July 25 in Hazenmore. It proved to be a popular session with over 100 producers attending, said Tim Coloutier, a staff member at the OWWA.