Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moes speaks to reporters after the Breakfast in the Barns at Agribition (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)

By Alice McFarlane

2025 Canadian Western Agribition

Saskatchewan premier optimistic on a number of agriculture issues

Nov 25, 2025 | 12:27 PM

Day Two of Canadian Western Agribition (CWA) opened with the Breakfast in the Barns.

The annual event brings together producers, industry leaders, and guests for discussions highlighting Saskatchewan’s global leadership in agriculture, livestock development, and economic growth.

Guest speaker Premier Scott Moe said Agribition has showcased Saskatchewan’s livestock on local, national, and international stages.

“Our province has earned its place among the world’s leading jurisdictions in livestock and forage development. We combine world-class production with the technology and innovation that keep our agriculture sector vibrant and competitive,” he said.

Moe added events like CWA bring people together to recognize the producers, businesses, and partners who contribute year-round to making Saskatchewan a leader in agriculture.

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Speaking to reporters after breakfast, Moe said we’re in a challenging position with more products being tariffed today than a year ago.

He said dealing with tariffs continues to be a priority because the United States, China and India are the three largest markets from a Saskatchewan and Canadian perspective.

“In order for us to find our way to a non or low tariff trading environment we need to have agreement by the nation of Canada and whichever other said nation,” Moe said. “That has been our goal is to open up those avenues for our national government and the ministers and the Prime Minister to meet with our counterparts, whether it be in the U.S., whether it be in China, whether it be in India.”

Foreign farmland ownership has been a hot topic in the legislature for the last number of days. The NDP opposition has called for a full-scale audit.

NDP Leader Carla Beck said the government should deliver the recommendations laid out by the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan, including an audit of previous farmland purchases.

“Saskatchewan farmland must stay in the hands of Saskatchewan and Canadian producers — not foreign buyers or foreign countries. This is about protecting multigenerational farms, rural communities, and creating a bright agricultural future for the province,” Beck said.

Moe said the goal is to ensure that the laws around farmland ownership in the province are the right ones, and then to ensure they’re vigorously enforced.

“Every farmland transaction will be looked at as it happens to ensure that there is no farmland owned by somebody that is not a Canadian citizen,” he said. “Second to that, we put together a board to provide some advice to the government on the current farmland ownership laws and to provide us with some advice on what precisely the laws should be in this province.”

Moe said anyone who is suspicious that a non-Canadian owns farmland in Saskatchewan should report it to the Farmland Security Board and an investigation will be conducted.

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