Federal environment minister Steven Guilbeault has written to his Saskatchewan counterpart to clarify what Environment and Climate Change Canada employees were doing near a Pense, Sask., dugout in mid-August. After a social media post from a farmer, the Saskatchewan government demanded to know, in a tweet containing a letter to Guilbeault, why federal employees were […] Read more
Karen Briere
Stories by Karen Briere
Sask wants explanation for federal dugout testing
The Saskatchewan government said it wants to know exactly what the federal government is looking for if it is testing water samples from farmers’ dugouts. Water Security Agency minister Jeremy Cockrill said the government received multiple reports from farmers last week that federal vehicles were on their land. A tweet from Pense farmer and former […] Read more
Bibeau tries to allay fertilizer emission fears
Federal agriculture minister Marie-Claude Bibeau tried last week in a round of media interviews to set the record straight on the government’s fertilizer emissions reduction goal. But many remain skeptical about the Liberal government’s plan to reduce emissions by 30 percent by the end of 2030 and suggest the plan is to ban fertilizer use […] Read more
Federal ag minister tries to allay fertilizer fears
Federal agriculture minister Marie-Claude Bibeau tried last week in a round of media interviews to set the record straight on the government’s fertilizer emissions reduction goal. But many remain skeptical about the Liberal government’s plan to reduce emissions by 30 percent by the end of 2030 and suggest the plan is to ban fertilizer use […] Read more
Environmental award winners cope with drought
On the Farm: Water is always a limiting factor for these Sask. ranchers, who recently received a stewardship award
ELROSE, Sask. — The third year of drought has Gerald and Patti Anhorn contemplating what more they could do to drought-proof their Saskatchewan ranch. The winners of the 2022 provincial TESA for environmental stewardship award have already done extensive work to cross-fence for rotational grazing and develop dugouts, wells, pipelines and springs. “There wasn’t a […] Read more
Living lab initiative to focus on carbon sequestration
Sites in three soil zones will help contribute information on carbon sequestration as research initiative tightens its environmental focus
Research into climate change mitigation techniques and their effects will take place on about 25 Saskatchewan farms and ranches for at least the next five years. The South of the Divide Conservation Action Program Inc. and more than a dozen partners were recently awarded $8 million in federal funding to focus on four areas: avoiding […] Read more
Sask. producers plan to build new abattoir
Work is expected to begin this fall on a new abattoir in Alameda, Sask., after a group of producers decided the region needed more slaughter capacity. South East Butcher Block Co-operative formed last year and will take over and expand an existing business. The current owner of Davis Meats, Murray Carnduff, who had planned to […] Read more
Ag minister insists fertilizer use reduction not on the table
Federal agriculture minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says she wants to set the record straight on the government’s fertilizer emissions reduction goal. “There is a lot of misinformation going on right now,” she said in an Aug. 9 interview. “I just wanted to reiterate that we’re really talking about reducing emissions caused by fertilizer. We’re not talking […] Read more
FCC’s convoy emails stir controversy
Farm Credit Canada says none of its customers were affected when it followed its obligations under the Emergencies Act in February. The federal government invoked the act Feb. 14 and revoked it Feb. 23 as it tried to clear the Freedom Convoy in downtown Ottawa. While it was in force, all financial institutions were required […] Read more
Work on grocery code of conduct extended
A Canadian grocery industry code of conduct is still months away after the steering committee asked agricultural ministers for another extension to complete its work. The committee reported to the July annual meeting of the country’s agriculture ministers in Saskatoon that they had made progress, but key issues remained unresolved. The code has been in […] Read more
