While nitrogen fertilizer and diesel fuel are the big-ticket items getting the most attention, the cost increases will extend much further.
Opinion
Irrigation expansion claims remain dubious
On the numbers, the Government of Saskatchewan’s $950 million Westside Irrigation Rehabilitation Project makes no sense for the taxpayers who are being asked to support it.
More must be done domestically to promote Canadian grown food
Why do Canadians continue to buy food from other countries when high quality alternatives are produced right here?
Real-life example shows research cuts’ long-term impact
The impact isn’t going to be immediate, but less research will eventually produce fewer crop varieties. Farmers will suffer as a result.
OPINION: Hard fertilizer efficiency lessons come with high fertilizer prices
Fertilizer price spikes mean a high price tag for any extra crop nutrient wasted —that, more than anything else, might lead farmers to check their fertilizer efficiency and finally get serious about applying 4R nutrient management
Wasted fertilizer this spring comes with a high price tag for farmers, and maybe the spark to really hunt for deeper efficiency through soil tests and 4R.
Caution flags waved as farmland value assumptions challenged
For more than 30 years, farmland values on the Prairies have been steadily increasing, leading to a prevailing attitude that land prices only increase and will never drop.
Strychnine return request called short-sighted
Wouldn’t it be great if one of the loudest voices coming from rural Saskatchewan was focused on long-term rural resilience rather than short-term indiscriminate poisoning that perpetuates the problem?
Feds, farmers more aligned on fertilizer than many think
The federal government’s recent focus on improving the resilience of Canadian industries has inadvertently aligned its principles to that of farmers.
Letters to the editor – April 2, 2026
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Letters to the Editor for the April 2, 2026 edition.
NEXAT could trigger a revolution in agriculture equipment
If NEXAT, a large carrier unit that runs across the field on the same track for each field operation, can fulfill its potential, the future of farm equipment could look very different in a few years time.
