Producers want compensation for disinfection costs after bovine tuberculosis found in Sask.
On Dec. 16, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced it was investigating a case of bovine TB identified on Nov. 29. The infected animal was slaughtered at an Alberta packer but was traced to a herd in Saskatchewan.The Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association is emphasizing the importance of biosecurity and record keeping after a positive case of […] Read moreNews
Former Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association president dies
REGINA — Former Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association president Marilyn Jahnke has died. She was the first, and only, female president of the 111-year-old organization. Jahnke led the SSGA from 2002-04, at the same time her late husband Neil, who died in 2012, was Canadian Cattle Association president. Both were on the front lines after the […] Read more
Thumbs-up decision upheld
Court rules farmer accepted grain contract with emoji
REGINA — The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has upheld a decision that an emoji signifies acceptance of a grain contract. Two of three justices agreed with the 2023 decision of Swift Current King’s Bench court that Achter Land & Cattle Ltd. had accepted a contract with South West Terminal Ltd. when Chris Achter texted a […] Read more
Sector prepares U.S. bulk bee import response
The topic heats up from industry groups to courtrooms as Canada debates whether it should allow U.S. packaged bees
Glacier FarmMedia – The question of whether Canada should allow bulk honeybee imports from the U.S. is back in the limelight. Beekeeping groups in Canada are working on their submissions after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency examined risks posed by U.S. boxed bee trade. The CFIA has given industry 90 days to respond. Meanwhile, in the courtroom, beekeepers were not successful in […] Read more
Sask. canola group makes crop disease its major focus
SaskCanola amalgamated with the Saskatchewan Flax Development Commission this year to become SaskOilseeds
Free disease testing for farmers, field training days for agronomists and farmer-conducted on-farm research trials were the focuses of SaskOilseeds this past year. Research manager Doug Heath outlined the organization’s 2024 activity at Canola Week, held Dec. 3-5 in Saskatoon and online. ”We work on behalf of canola and flax farmers to fund crop research, […] Read more
Canola byproducts tested for use as fish feed
Opening up the aquaculture market to canola could save fish farms millions and create new revenue stream for farmers
A new project out of Alberta could link two distant sub-sectors of agriculture: aquaculture and canola processing. The two-year research project will test the feasibility of using canola byproduct-supplemented fish feed in commercial aquaponics production, said project lead Nick Savidov, a senior research scientist at Lethbridge Polytechnic. If proven viable, the practice could save the […] Read more
‘Addictive food’ suit filed in U.S.
REUTERS — Major food companies in the United States have been hit with a new lawsuit that accuses them of designing and marketing “ultra-processed” foods to be addictive to children, causing chronic disease. The lawsuit was filed by Bryce Martinez, a Pennsylvania resident who alleges he developed Type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, […] Read more
Global grain demand continues to match supply
Producers are urged to consider put and call options as well as seasonal averaging products for all their crops this year
SASKATOON — The grain and oilseed market outlook for 2024-25 boils down to one simple factor. “It’s really a case of big supplies versus big demand,” said Rhett Montgomery, DTN’s lead analyst. “It’s really going to be an arm wrestle to see what side of that equation wins out.” Corn traded in the range of […] Read more
Clubroot fights back with increased pathotypes
WINNIPEG — There are now 55 different types of clubroot across the Prairies. About a decade ago, in 2016, the number of pathotypes was 17. The increasing number of variants of the soil-borne disease is a concern, but canola growers need to remember that most of these pathotypes are rare, said Steve Strelkov, a plant […] Read more
Saskatchewan cow tests positive for bovine tuberculosis
A cow raised in Saskatchewan has tested positive for bovine tuberculosis the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced late Tuesday. The animal was slaughtered at a federally-licensed facility in Alberta. The CFIA said tissue from the six-year-old cow tested positive for bovine tuberculosis at an Ottawa lab November 29th. The Canadian Livestock Traceability System allowed […] Read more
