Ross McKenzie is a retired soil and crop research scientist with Alberta Agriculture. Ross shared a Tweet where he explained soil sampling to check for nutrient carryover would be important this year in order to prepare for the 2022 crop. On the last episode Ross shared why it’s important to sample at the right time. He's back to give some guidelines for sampling and gives a list of labs that can provide analysis.

The drought has meant many ranchers will not have enough feed and water to get them through the winter. Several provinces have set out a plan to provide assistance to producers to help cover the costs of those necessities. Saskatchewan Cattlemen's Association chair Arnold Balicki says the payment will help.  What else has helped as been some rain that has made some improvements to pastures.

Arnold says those two little things have helped to improve the mood of cattle producers.

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