Leader says finding labour is a problem as his people start from scratch after losing generations of farming knowledge
Cowessess chief Cadmus Delorme says Saskatchewan First Nations want to build partnerships with cattle producers to help strengthen the province’s beef industry. Delorme told the Saskatchewan Beef Industry Conference that the Cowessess herd of 133 Black Angus cows and three bulls began in 2008 as a food sovereignty project but the plan is to take […] Read more
Karen Briere
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Sask. producers want wolf hunting expanded
Landowners can shoot the predators on their property, but this doesn’t apply to hunters in most parts of the province
A cattle producer in southeastern Saskatchewan says wolves have moved into his area and he wants hunters to be able to shoot them. John Donaldson of Broadview told the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association’s semi-annual meeting that farmers can shoot wolves on their own property but hunters cannot. “I think licensed trappers can take them also […] Read more
Agriculture technology seen as solution to climate change
Technological advances in agriculture range from feed additives to more complex satellite and drone applications
Technology will help farmers and ranchers meet challenges imposed on them by the growing population and climate change, said Alison Sunstrum, chief executive officer of CONSRV-X Inc. As the developer and former owner of GrowSafe Systems, Sunstrum has a long history in agricultural technology. She told the recent Saskatchewan Beef Industry Conference that technology runs […] Read more
FCC denies compiling convoy list
Farm Credit Canada says it did not compile a list of clients under the Emergencies Act, contrary to a media report. Blacklock’s Reporter, a subscription-only service, reported that the Regina-based lender had begun to blacklist “customers suspected of sympathizing with the Freedom Convoy.” However, FCC issued a statement refuting that claim. “FCC has not compiled […] Read more
Dairy farm fined for worker’s death
A Saskatchewan dairy farm has been fined $80,000 after the 2020 death of a worker from Mexico. Jimlee Farms Ltd. of Summerberry pleaded guilty in February after an occupational health and safety investigation into the Nov. 19, 2020, death of Jesus Heinar Zavala Guevara. The temporary foreign worker’s clothing became caught in an unguarded power […] Read more
Sask. crop insurance hikes coverage, premiums
Crop insurance coverage and premiums are both going up for the 2022 growing season, says Saskatchewan agriculture minister David Marit. The average premium rate, however, is down, he said, because of strong 2020 production. Production from 2021 won’t be a factor until next year because there is a one-year lag in premium rate calculation. Higher […] Read more
Liberals’ rebate bill expected to win legislative carbon tax race
A private member’s bill introduced last week to exempt more farm fuels from the carbon tax likely won’t pass before a government bill that will provide rebates. Ben Lobb, Conservative MP for Huron-Bruce, introduced C-234, calling it “the fairness for farmers act.” It would eliminate the carbon tax on natural gas and propane used to […] Read more
Border blockades hurt farmers: Bibeau
Federal agriculture minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says the border blockades have disrupted the agricultural economy and are hurting farmers. She issued a statement Feb. 14 after meeting with representatives from the meat industry to discuss the situation. She said the blockades have affected the safe movement of live animals, feed and goods and are negatively affecting […] Read more
Farm groups demand gov’t end border blockades
Eight of Canada’s major farm and food organizations have called on governments to end the border blockades and restore the flow of goods and animals across the U.S. border. They say the prolonged disruptions are affecting transport of fruits, vegetables, meat, food packaging, feed supplies, livestock shipments, transport equipment and inputs for both agriculture and […] Read more
Sask. farm installs high-efficiency grain dryer
Funding under the federal Agricultural Clean Technology program designed to help producers adopt green equipment
About two dozen prairie farms are among 60 across Canada that have received federal funding for green technology. They include Wendland Farms at Waldheim, Sask., featured at a news conference last week to announce the first recipients under the Agricultural Clean Technology program. Bryce Wendland, who farms 7,000 acres with his father, said they applied […] Read more
