ASSINIBOIA, Sask. — The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association membership took advantage of its first in-person meeting since the pandemic to discuss and pass 18 resolutions, one of which the provincial government has already acted upon. Disaster assistance funding to help livestock producers who lost cattle during heavy April snow storms was improved a week after […] Read more
Karen Briere
Stories by Karen Briere
Bibeau looks back on a busy portfolio this season
Since she took on the role droughts, floods, potato wart, avian influenza, trade challenges, provincial negotiations, environment issues and more
Federal agriculture minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said she is confident Ottawa and the provinces will reach a deal on the next policy framework in July. Some provinces are concerned about her insistence that environmental aspects be tied to parts of that framework and at last word ministers still hadn’t agreed on what the five-year agreement will […] Read more
April storm PDAP for livestock under $2 M
Producers who lost animals in spring snow storms would be eligible if their rural municipalities declared disasters
The Saskatchewan government has announced a supplemental program to help livestock producers who didn’t qualify for assistance under the existing program. The province had said livestock producers who lost animals in heavy April snow storms would be eligible under the Provincial Disaster Assistance Program if the rural municipalities in which they lived declared disasters. However, […] Read more
American, Canadian beef producer concerns similar
North American demand for meat remains strong, COOL not coming back, drought and herd reductions shared
ASSINIBOIA, Sask. — A recent presentation from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association to the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association sounded familiar to western Canadian ears. “Right now, it’s all about drought,” NCBA chief executive officer Colin Woodall said. “Unfortunately, it looks like it’s going to be all about drought for some time to come.” He said […] Read more
Innovators take on food waste challenge
Twelve organizations have been named finalists in the federal government’s Food Waste Reduction Challenge. The 12 commercial and non-commercial businesses were selected from 343 applicants across Canada and other countries in the challenge’s business model stream. The focus is to develop solutions that prevent or divert food waste anywhere in the food system. There is […] Read more
Success on the farm measured in diversity
BALGONIE, Sask. — In the gently rolling land not far northeast of Regina there are trees. Lots of trees, if one considers the lack of them on the nearby plains. On the Cayer farm, they call those trees the forest. And in the forest, there are pigs and cattle. Berkshires and Low Lines, to be […] Read more
Limits on long guns a concern for farmers
Proposed new regulations targeting handguns and assault rifles may also include common multi-shot .22 calibre rifles
The Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights says farmers should be concerned about the latest proposals to change gun laws. Tracey Wilson, vice-president of public relations for the organization, said the federal government will be able to make some changes by regulation, or outside the legislative process attached to Bill C-21. The bill largely moves to […] Read more
Canada’s Farm Show begins with innovation winners
The 44th edition of Canada’s Farm Show in Regina is underway, beginning with the announcement of the 2022 innovation winners. Three products were recognized, including VeriGrain’s sampling and information management system, Lucent Bio’s crop nutrients called Soileos, and SeedMaster’s Ultra SR seeder. VeriGrain is an inventory intelligence system that allows producers to track grain quality […] Read more
Grain storage crisis
Ukraine’s minister of agrarian policy and food said his country needs temporary grain storage from Canada to help store this year’s crop and prevent a large-scale supply crisis. But ending the war is the main priority, said Mykola Solskyi. He appeared by video at the House of Commons agriculture committee June 9, where he said […] Read more
Well-known agricultural researcher gets trial date
Former Agriculture Canada researcher Yantai Gan is scheduled to go to trial next year on fraud and breach of trust charges. Gan was working at the Swift Current, Sask., research centre when the offences allegedly occurred between Jan. 1, 2012, and June 30, 2018. Court documents allege Gan entered into an unauthorized contract with Gansu […] Read more
