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By Cam Lee

Ag roundup

Agriculture Roundup for Friday, Jan. 23

Jan 23, 2026 | 1:09 PM

The federal government has cut 665 jobs at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

The Agriculture Union’s National President with the Public Service Alliance of Canada Milton Dyck said at least 73 of those cuts will happen in Saskatchewan.

He said the cuts include research positions, program staff, and corporate staff across the province, in communities like Melfort, Saskatoon, Regina, and Swift Current.

Agriculture and Agri-Foods Canada has not released details on the job cuts, and what impact they will have to research and services.

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File photo of an irrigation system on a farm in southern Alberta.

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There has been an improvement in pea prices just days after an agreement to lift the 100 percent Chinese tariff on Canadian peas, starting March 1.

Stuart Lawrence is a farmer in the Rosetown, Sask. area, and the new chair of Saskatchewan Pulse Growers.

He said they had bids on their maple peas again for the first time in a while, and yellow pea prices are up.

Lawrence noted pea prices are still much lower than a year ago, and he hopes the railways will be ready for the upcoming additional shipments.

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Cargill’s canola crush facility on the west end of Regina, Sask. is expected to be operational this spring.

The project started in 2022 and was originally set to open last fall, but was delayed due to construction challenges and economic factors.

According to Cargill’s website, once operational, the facility is expected to have an annual production capacity of 1 million metric tonnes.

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