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...

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...

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...

Premier Scott Moe has joined his voice to those in Saskatchewan and across Canada upset about cuts to agricultural research.More than a week ago, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada announced it would be shuttering research operations and cutting jobs as part of budget cuts and attempts to shrink the federal public servic...

A big event for the future of farming is coming up soon in Saskatoon. Sask Young Ag is hosting its Proudly Ag Conference and AGM at the Western Development Museum Friday, Feb. 6. Executive Director Kaitlyn Kitzan told farmnewsNOW the event is designed to bring together young farmers and younger people involved in agric...

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 ...

China is moving quickly to import Canadian canola and beef after Ottawa struck a deal with Beijing to reduce tariffs, Federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald said Tuesday. MacDonald told reporters in Ottawa a Chinese importer has ordered 60,000 metric tonnes of canola seed, and he's aware of a company shipping its...

Despite Canada's recent landmark deal with China on reducing canola tariffs, new research shows the major Prairie crop remains a vulnerable export. The analysis from the Simpson Centre at the University of Calgary says canola is over reliant on two major markets -- China and the United States. The paper says both count...

Saskatchewan's premier was joined by representatives from a number of agriculture groups at the University of Saskatchewan on Tuesday as he celebrated the tariff deal struck between Canada and China.The agreement, which was announced on Friday during a trip to China that included both Prime Minister Mark Carney and Moe...

China is accepting Canadian beef for the first time since 2021. Canadian beef has been shut out of the Chinese market since December 2021 when a case of atypical BSE was discovered in an 8½-year-old Alberta beef cow that did not enter the food supply. Until that point Canadian beef saw continued growth into the ...