The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal heard evidence Feb. 25 in Input Capital’s appeal of a lower court finding that the company’s canola streaming contracts are “unconscionable.” The case been reserved. The Regina company appealed after Queen’s Bench justice Jeff Kalmakoff ruled in May that agreements between Input and Macoun, Sask., farmer Terry Gustafson were almost […] Read more
Karen Briere
Stories by Karen Briere
Start-up loans offered to young farmers
OTTAWA — In what turned out to be one of his last official duties as federal agriculture minister, Lawrence MacAulay announced a new loan program to help young farmers get started. The starter loans of $50,000 are designed to help those aged 18 to 25 buy a piece of equipment or invest in an agricultural […] Read more
Grey Cup delays ’20 Agribition
The 50th edition of Canadian Western Agribition will be held a little later than usual, thanks to the Canadian Football League. Regina was recently awarded the 2020 Grey Cup, pushing the agricultural show to a week later than it is normally held. The Grey Cup is set for Nov. 22, and Agribition will follow Nov. […] Read more
Sask. runoff forecast warns of spring dryness
Farmers who were short of moisture last year might experience much of the same in 2019 if the current spring runoff forecast holds. The forecast issued March 6 by Saskatchewan’s Water Security Agency indicates an area of well below normal runoff is expected in the middle of the grain belt from just north of Moose […] Read more
Sask. Conservative MP will not seek re-election
Southwestern Saskatchewan Conservative MP David Anderson has announced he will not seek re-election this fall. In a statement released March 4, he said it had been an honour to serve Cypress Hills-Grasslands, but the time had come to step down. Anderson was first elected in 2000 and served in several capacities, including agriculture critic in […] Read more
Marie-Claude Bibeau replaces MacAulay as ag minister
OTTAWA — Marie-Claude Bibeau is Canada’s new agriculture minister after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffled his cabinet this morning. The shuffle comes after Jody Wilson-Raybould resigned her Veterans Affairs position. Trudeau moved long-time Prince Edward Island MP Lawrence MacAulay, who had been agriculture minister since the 2015 election brought the Liberals to power, to veterans […] Read more
Welcome to Maple Creek’s centennial club
MAPLE CREEK, Sask. — Hazel Foster laughs and slaps her leg when asked about her husband. “Which one?” she says. There were three, she says, thrusting her fingers forward so it’s clear. “I’m a sucker for punishment,” she says, laughing again. Foster turned 106 in February, making her the oldest resident at Cypress Lodge, a […] Read more
Three hundred cattle seized from Sask. farm
The owner of more than 300 cattle seized earlier this month by Animal Protection Services of Saskatchewan says his animals were in good condition, had adequate feed and water, and weren’t in distress. Warren Russell has not been charged and still has cattle and horses on his property. He alleges Farm Credit Canada had a […] Read more
Sask. tightens licence upgrades for cattle trucks
Producers who haul cattle out of province will need to upgrade their training and licence by March 15
Producers who haul cattle to out-of-province feedlots or slaughter plants will have to follow new drivers’ licensing rules once they take effect in Saskatchewan March 15. Although farmers are exempt from the mandatory training to obtain a Class 1A licence, and can get an F endorsement on their Class 5 licences if they intend to […] Read moreCourt hears appeal of Input Capital case
The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal heard evidence Feb. 25 in Input Capital’s appeal of a lower court finding that the company’s canola streaming contracts are “unconscionable.” The case been reserved. The Regina-based company appealed after Queen’s Bench justice Jeff Kalmakoff delivered a written decision last May saying the agreements between Input and Macoun, Sask., farmer […] Read more
