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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.

Seeding is underway for most producers in the province. Eleven per cent of the 2017 crop is now seeded, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture in its Crop Report for the week of May 2-8.

Stoughton 鈥� DFA Transport of Stoughton and Weyburn has pulled off something remarkable during this downturn. It grew, and did so substantially.

Stoughton 鈥� 鈥淔or the original shareholders to celebrate 70 years, it鈥檚 awesome.鈥� That鈥檚 how Del Coderre feels about the 70th anniversary of W.H. Coderre & Sons Construction Ltd.

Saskatoon 鈥� Intec Controls Inc. has increased its focus in the oilpatch in recent years. Mike Swejda is president and owner. He noted the company, founded in 1994, is completely Saskatchewan-based, and always has been.

Lloydminster 鈥� Astec Safety Inc. of Lloydminster is adapting with the times, both in having dealt with the downturn in the oil sector and changing how safety courses are taught.

Maidstone 鈥� Asked how things have been going, Bob Ormiston of GreMur Industries Ltd. in Maidstone responded, 鈥淚t鈥檚 going.鈥� 鈥淚t鈥檚 been relatively slow the last three years, ever since oil took a dive.鈥� Pipeline News visited GreMur on Feb. 21.

Sedgewick, Alta. 鈥� Very few companies in the oilpatch last 60 years. Fewer still remain as the same legal entity throughout that time. But on Feb. 22, Arnett & Burgess Pipeliners Ltd. hit six decades in operation.