Legislation to modernize apiary operation has received third reading in the Saskatchewan Legislature. The bill updates 2005 legislation and puts the province in line with other places, said agriculture minister David Marit. Key among the changes is that beekeepers are considered livestock producers and are therefore required to have a premises identification number. During second […] Read more
Karen Briere
Stories by Karen Briere
Agribition plans to deal with ‘significant financial challenge’
Canadian Western Agribition is looking at ways to get through the next year given that it will lose most of its revenue because of COVID-19. The 50th show was to be held this November but was postponed until 2021. During the organization’s annual general meeting last week, chief executive officer Chris Lane said the challenge […] Read more
Foreign farmland buyers a concern
Saskatchewan agriculture critic Yens Pederson says he still hears concerns that foreign money is used to buy farmland in the province. He said the government should have policies in place to enforce compliance with its legislation. He raised his concerns during committee examination of the agriculture ministry’s spending estimates for the 2020-21 fiscal year, asking […] Read more
500,000 acres of new irrigation
The Saskatchewan government is moving ahead on a 10-year $4-billion project to more than double the province’s irrigation capacity. The three-phase project will begin this year with spending of $22.5 million on preliminary engineering, soil testing and some construction. The project is expected to add about 500,000 acres of irrigable land as well as enhance […] Read more
App offers mental health support
A province-wide Innovation Challenge this spring in Saskatchewan has led to an app to help farmers with their mental health. Bridges Health in Saskatoon was chosen from among technology companies that offered solutions to farmers and ranchers. The app, called Avail, will link people to supports they need anywhere and any time. The government noted […] Read more
Pulse company partnership targets retail markets
Two Saskatchewan based companies are combining forces to develop new pulse-based foods for retail and market-ready sectors. AGT Food and Ingredients of Regina and Ulivit from Saskatoon plan to spend $11.3 million from Protein Innovation Canada to address what they say is a growing consumer need. PIC chief executive officer Bill Greuel said the demand […] Read more
Rural internet, cellphone coverage lax: survey
A Saskatchewan survey backs up what many rural residents have said for years: cellphone and internet service isn’t good enough. The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan conducted the survey between May 2019 and January 2020. More than 500 responses from across the province indicated that 75 percent of them were dissatisfied with service levels in […] Read more
Agribition’s 50th making a move in next-year country
The countdown clock to the next show on the Canadian Western Agribition website sits at more than a year, now that the 50th edition has been postponed. The largest purebred beef show in Canada, held each year in Regina, is the latest casualty of COVID-19 restrictions. It was to celebrate the milestone show this November […] Read more
Sask. farmer questions distress in animal seizure
The owners of a large number of animals seized earlier this month under Saskatchewan animal protection laws say the agency in charge has too much power. Animal Protection Services of Saskatchewan, along with RCMP officers and a veterinarian, rounded up hundreds of several species from a farm near Buchanan, Sask. Some of them have already […] Read more
Sask. updates legislation covering bee industry
Legislation to modernize apiary operation has received third reading in the Saskatchewan Legislature. The bill updates 2005 legislation and puts the province in line with other places, said agriculture minister David Marit. Key among the changes is that beekeepers are considered livestock producers and are therefore required to have a premises identification number. During second […] Read more
