Agriculture ministers from G20 countries meeting in Bali, Indonesia, in late September repeated their condemnation of the war in Ukraine and its effects on food security. Canadian minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said the country is steadfast in its support of Ukraine and Ukrainians. “Canada joined other G20 members in our condemnation of Russia’s brutal invasion of […] Read more
Karen Briere
Stories by Karen Briere
Indigenous agriculture education now mandatory
Students who entered the University of Saskatchewan’s agriculture program this fall are taking a new mandatory course in Indigenous agriculture. Two hundred and twenty-five students are enrolled in History of Indigenous Agriculture in Canada. Professor David Natcher is a cultural anthropologist who has been in the department of Agriculture and Resource Economics since 2007. He […] Read more
CETA still not fully delivering
Agriculture sector wants feds to make progress on removing barriers, five years after deal was signed
Canadian and European officials celebrated five years of their trade agreement recently, but many in Canadian agriculture are still waiting to see the benefits. Canadian Cattle Association general manager Ryder Lee said beef producers are frustrated they haven’t been able to reach European markets. “There’s potential and there’s realizing it, and we’re still in that […] Read more
New survey finds nurse practitioners underused in Sask.
A survey of members of the Saskatchewan Association of Nurse Practitioners has found that many are either unemployed or under-employed. President Tara Schmalenberg said students studying to become nurse practitioners are worried about their ability to find work. The sentiments come even after the provincial government has acknowledged the role nurse practitioners, who are registered […] Read more
Processing interests stock growers
The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association is looking at next steps after releasing a study on potential beef processing in the province. One of the authors, Willie Van Solkema, presented the findings at the organization’s annual general meeting in June, saying that the province could support a federally inspected plant with capacity of between 500 and […] Read more
AGT forms pea partnership
A partnership between AGT Food and Ingredients in Regina and Israel-based Equinom could spell new markets for yellow pea protein grown on the Prairies. AGT chief executive officer Murad Al-Katib said the company will commercialize functional ingredients from Equinom’s ultra-high protein yellow pea varieties. Equinom uses proprietary technology called Manna to develop the non-GMO varieties. […] Read more
Poll finds overwhelming opposition to emissions target
Majority of prairie farmers say goal to reduce fertilizer emissions by 30 percent by 2030 isn’t achievable without yield loss
An independent survey found that 83 percent of western Canadian farmers disagree with the federal fertilizer emissions reduction target. Greg Dunlop, president of iFusion Research, conducted the survey on his own after watching controversy build online and in farm media. He said he was curious to know what farmers actually thought. He surveyed 546 farmers […] Read more
New APAS executive director admires Sask. group’s work
The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan has hired a new executive director. Dion McGrath was scheduled to take over from Duane Haave on Sept. 19. McGrath grew up on a mixed grain and hog farm near LeRoy. He worked in the provincial government and became president and chief executive officer of Southeast College in Weyburn […] Read more
Conservatives elect Poilievre leader
Pierre Poilievre is the Conservative Party of Canada’s new leader after a landslide first ballot win announced Sept. 10. Poilievre took 68 percent of the votes and becomes the leader of His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition. According to the party, 418,000 Canadians voted in the contest and Poilievre’s win came by the largest margin ever seen […] Read more
Sask. tragedy prompts bale sale initiative
John Thomson was compelled to help after hearing of the mass stabbings on Saskatchewan’s James Smith Cree Nation earlier this month. “I don’t know how you couldn’t feel something,” he said of the events that unfolded. The Canadian veteran, who owns a quarter-section of hay land near Penzance, Sask., posted 120 small square bales for […] Read more
