The Water Security Agency has invested $700,000 in a pilot program aimed at responsible agricultural water management projects in Saskatchewan. The Agricultural Water Management Fund offers up to $95,000 per project on a cost-sharing basis. Farmers can apply to the fund to help pay for qualified persons support, technical and engineering costs, and mitigation and […] Read more
Karen Briere
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Canada commits support to improve Ukrainian grain storage
The Canadian government has pledged $52 million to Ukraine for grain storage and laboratory equipment. Prime minister Justin Trudeau announced the funding June 26 during a G7 meeting in Germany. Agriculture minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said she had called the Ukrainian agriculture minister Mykola Solskyi to let him know the help was on its way. “He […] Read more
Feds seek ag labour solutions
Ottawa has launched consultations on its agricultural labour strategy. Online consultation is open until Sept. 28 as the federal government seeks to address the chronic workforce challenges in the sector. The government said it is looking for input on recommendations for short- and long-term solutions that will help the sector attract a skilled workforce. Its […] Read more
Company suspends canola crusher plans
Ceres Global’s facility was one of four large projects that were announced for Saskatchewan recently
Ceres Global Ag Corp. has suspended its canola crush project for southern Saskatchewan slightly more than a year after announcing it. The plant was to be built at Northgate, Sask., near the Canada-United States border. In a news release posted June 24, Ceres said a variety of factors led to the decision, “including but not […] Read more
Sask. crop commissions take next steps toward merger
A second consultation about the amalgamation plan will take place after harvest and after a formal proposal is developed
The boards of two Saskatchewan crop development commissions are meeting this week to begin hammering out amalgamation details. Online consultation showed overwhelming support, at 95 percent, for Saskatchewan Winter Cereals Development Commission to merge with SaskWheat. About 50 producers participated in the consultation. The commissions began exploring a merger in January. The online consultation was […] Read more
Visitors impressed with Canada’s Farm Show
Nigerian farmer attended Regina show looking for livestock handling equipment and says he made valuable contacts
Canada’s Farm Show returned last week with a new footprint and strong attendance after a COVID-19 induced hiatus of about 1,100 days. Organizers of the show said opening day attendance was about 18 percent higher than the first day of the 2019 show, the last to be held in person before the pandemic. Tim Reid, […] Read more
Canola meal may boost fall grazing
Recent study finds the feed ingredient could be an economical way to keep bred heifers in good shape going into winter
ASSINIBOIA, Sask. — Adding canola meal when fall grazing cattle could be a reasonably economical way to keep bred heifers in better shape heading into winter. Dwayne Summach, livestock and feed extension specialist with Saskatchewan Agriculture, revealed at the recent Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association annual meeting the results of a study done last fall. The […] Read more
Canada supports Ukrainian grain storage
The Canadian government has pledged $52 million to Ukraine for grain storage and laboratory equipment. Prime minister Justin Trudeau announced the funding June 26 during a G7 meeting in Germany. Agriculture minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said she had called the Ukrainian agriculture minister Mykola Solskyi to let him know the help was on its way. “He […] Read more
Rebates not equal to costs
The average rebate farmers can expect on the carbon tax they paid to dry grain is $820 per farm, according to a federal finance official. Bill C-8, the federal government’s answer to calls for natural gas and propane used to dry grain to be exempt from carbon pricing, passed earlier this month. Miodrag Jovanovic, assistant […] Read more
Cow cash costs vary by up to $530, $1,000 on all costs
Cost of production for beef cattle is challenging to measure on a farm-by-farm basis, but it is being benchmarked
ASSINIBOIA, Sask. — Financially successful cow-calf producers know their cost of production, but determining that number for an individual farm can be a challenge. Kathy Larson, research associate at the University of Saskatchewan, said the Canadian Cow-Calf Cost of Production Network launched in 2020 to establish baseline benchmarks across the country and help producers figure […] Read more
