REGINA — Farmers applying for spring cash advances should be aware the interest-free portion has dropped back to 2021 levels. For the last few years the government temporarily increased the interest-free amounts to reflect challenging conditions including high interest rates. In 2023, farmers were eligible to receive up to $350,000 interest-free; the maximum total advance […] Read more
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Feds reduce interest-free portion of cash advance
Increases implemented over the last few years have been discontinued, leaving farmers to pay higher interest cost
APAS takes stock of ’23; looks ahead
REGINA — Tisdale farmer Ian Boxall was re-elected president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan at the organization’s annual meeting earlier this month. Vice-president Bill Prybylski of Willowbrook and Bev Pirio of Radville were also re-elected. Two board members, Donovan Block in District 5 and Wanda Reid in District 1, stepped down. Christopher Procyk […] Read more
Farmers not to blame for food prices: report
REGINA — An analysis of eight food items found little connection between higher grocery prices and what farmers earn at the farmgate. The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan and market analyst Kevin Grier looked at beef, pork, flour, bread, canola oil, lentils, margarine and beer. Related stories: Report sees Canadian food inflation fading Grocery code […] Read more
Producers oppose carbon tax bill amendment
A Senate amendment to a private member’s bill would exempt grain drying but not barn heating and greenhouses
Farm organizations and farmers across the country urge senators to defeat an amendment to Bill C-234 that removed barns and greenhouses from a potential carbon pricing exemption. The proposed changes mean the bill, which would amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, would exempt natural gas and propane used for grain drying but not barn […] Read more
Grain contract issue far from ‘settled’
Grain contracts are in the media again, and with many areas in Saskatchewan experiencing drought conditions, there is concern that many farmers will suffer a repeat of 2021, highlighting a longstanding problem with contracts. For many Saskatchewan grain farmers, this isn’t news. Over the past few years, farmers have been raising concerns around the lack […] Read more
Sask. farmers want CGC changes reversed
Sask Wheat chair Brett Halstead said the decision was ill-considered, hastily finalized and done without proper consultation.
Agriculture concerned as strike continues
Picket lines went up at Viterra terminals in Vancouver and Montreal on April 24 to protest the fact that inspections are being done by grain companies or third parties they have hired.
