Saskatchewan Mining and Minerals (SMMI) has purchased Compass Minerals in Wynyard, Sask., an operating sulphate of potash (SOP) production facility. The acquisition marks an important milestone in SMMI's long term strategy to diversify sulphate-based production. The Wynyard facility has been in operation since 1984 ...

The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) is calling on the provincial and federal governments to strengthen funding and partnership commitments for Emergency Response Services that support healthcare, safety, and disaster preparedness across rural Saskatchewan. SARM President Bill Huber said rural mu...

In Canada, potatoes are the fifth-largest primary agricultural commodity and one of the most extensively cultivated vegetable crops. Researchers at Lethbridge Polytechnic's Centre for Applied Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CARIE) are working to ensure every spud that ends up on the dinner table is the heal...

Pulses, which include lentils, chickpeas, peas, and beans, are central to both Saskatchewan and India's agri-food sectors. Pulses are also healthy and are high in protein. Over 80 per cent of all pulses exported from Canada to India are grown in Saskatchewan, providing food for hundreds of millions of people every day...

The Wheat Growers Association is welcoming China's final ruling to sharply lower the anti-dumping tariff on Canadian canola seed.The reduction of 5.9 per cent, plus the standard 9 per cent import duty, alongside the suspension of 100 per cent tariffs on canola meal took effect yesterday. Daryl Fransoo, chairman of the ...

China's government says it will suspend some tariffs on Canadian agricultural goods following a recent visit by Prime Minister Mark Carney.The country's finance ministry says 100 per cent tariffs on canola meal and peas, and a 25 per cent levy on lobsters and crabs, will not be imposed.A statement says the announcement...

The Canadian Wheat Research Coalition (CWRC) has completed its review of the Canadian wheat breeding innovation system. It was conducted by Synthesis Agri-Food Network and featured analysis of related reports and studies, as well as interviews with 29 key stakeholders. CWRC chair Jocelyn Velestuk said the process con...

Federal and Provincial Governments will provide $262.5 million for improvements to a northern port. The federal government will contribute $180 million, with the provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba providing the remaining funding. The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) is encouraged by the major...

Premier Scott Moe will leave for India later today to join a Canadian delegation led by Prime Minister Mark Carney. The federal government wants to rejuvenate free trade discussions with India. Canada is selling pulse crops to India, but there is a 30 per cent tariff on yellow peas introduced in November, as well ...

Food insecurity in Canada remains a critical issue. More than 10 million people live in households that don't always have enough food, including nearly one in three children. The Farm Credit Canada (FCC) Drive Away Hunger Campaign donated 635 million meals in 2025, helping families put nutritious meals on the table, ...

A change in policy will have a significant impact on a faith-based agricultural organization. Bunge's 10-year partnership with Canadian Foodgrains Bank is coming to an end. Through the partnership Canadian farmers and communities could donate the proceeds of their crops at Bunge/Viterra terminals and to use donated la...

U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he will sign an executive order imposing a 10 per cent global tariff - and lashed out at Supreme Court justices hours after America's top court struck down his use of an emergency legal tool to realign global trade."Their decision is incorrect," Trump said. "But it...

Saskatchewan Crop Insurance prices in 2026 will be higher than last year for a few crops, but most crops will be lower. Crop insurance for the 2026 crop year was laid out at a news conference Friday afternoon.Saskatchewan's agriculture minister, Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC), and industry stakeholders ...

A coalition of more than 20 investment organizations are preparing to invest up to $5 billion in Canadian agriculture and food innovation by 2030. The group, led by Farm Credit Canada, builds on a commitment made in May by FCC's investment arm, FCC Capital, which pledged $2 billion.As part of this commitment, FCC Capit...

The root rot complex is the number one disease concern for pea and lentil growers. The disease became more prevalent in the wet years of 2014 and 2016. Since that time, $53.5 million has been invested in disease research, including $20 million through Saskatchewan Pulse Growers and producer levies. The most serious pa...

Two brothers from Meskanaw, Sask. and siblings from Osage, Sask. are the finalists for the Saskatchewan Outstanding Young Farmers Award. Beau and Cashe Stevenson are fourth generation farmers working alongside their father and grandfather at Hi-Lite Feedlot west of Melfort in northeast Saskatchewan. The second nominee...

Up to 105 tonnes of Saskatchewan-grown lentils will help feed families in need.The Regina Food Bank and Bunge launched Bunge Farmers Feeding Families. The program will see the company donating up to 105 tonnes of locally grown lentils each year with an estimated value of $250,000. The lentils will provide nutritious fo...

The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) is urging the federal government to recognize Saskatchewan's role in powering Canada's clean growth economy. With 27 of Canada's 34 critical minerals and the world's largest deposits of potash and high-grade uranium, Saskatchewan is positioned to drive sustai...

The federal government has launched two new AgriMarketing programs. The streams will focus on market diversification for small and medium sized enterprises and national industry associations. Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Heath MacDonald said Canada's agriculture, fish, and seafood sectors are facing ongoing glo...

The spring seeding season is fast approaching for Saskatchewan farmers, and ahead of that season the Conservation Learning Centre (CLC) just south of Prince Albert hosted their annual Crop Talk event to bring farmers in the area together to talk about trends to watch for the upcoming growing season. The keynote speaker...

The future of crops research is in jeopardy, according to SaskCrops, an organization that represents barley, oats, oilseeds, pulse and wheat producers. The recent announcement from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) included staffing reductions and the closure of research operations in Saskatchewan at Indian Head ...

The RM of Garden River, northeast of Prince Albert, is taking steps to control the beaver population by blowing up dams. Reeve Ryan Scragg said a contractor was hired to dynamite a series of beaver dams on the Garden River and some other waterways within the RM. He said the issue hasn't been dealt with in recent years ...

It's been three weeks now since Prime Minister Mark Carney and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe returned from China with a drastic reduction on Chinese tariffs on Canadian canola seed. Since then, grain elevators around the country have started to see more movement of the product, including here in Saskatchewan. Pat Brow...

Premier Scott Moe has chimed in on the Agriculture and Agri-Food cuts across Saskatchewan.He says ag research isn't a good place to be making budget cuts.Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada announced it's cutting a number of ag research projects to make up budget numbers, including two research farms in the province.Moe s...

The provincial government is voicing its displeasure about Health Canada's rejection of the emergency use of strychnine in 2026. Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) denied Saskatchewan and Alberta's joint emergency use registration request for two per cent liquid strychnine for Richardson's ground ...

Reaction continues to pour in after Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) announced this week it will close the 119-year-old Lacombe Research and Development Centre.The department noted the closure won't happen immediately, but over the course of the next year.In addition to the closure of Lacombe's site, which will ...

The Ministry of Agriculture is looking to recruit crop reporters. They have been at farm shows like the Western Canadian Crop Production Show to look for people interested in contributing to the weekly crop report. Crops Extension Specialist Tyce Masich says they've had several people interested in becoming a crop repo...

Concerns continue to be raised about the job cuts at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. The Agriculture Union is denouncing the over 1,000 cuts at AAFC, with the union representing almost half of those employees terminated. National President of the Agriculture Union Milton Dyck says the cuts will sabotage important gai...