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Listen: Saskatchewan responds to federal proposal on AgriStability
MELFORT, Sask. - The federal government has presented the provinces a proposal on changes to AgriStability.Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit said Ottawa is offering to make changes but on ...
Nov 30, 2020

Agronomy Research Update goes virtual
MELFORT, Sask. - A popular event for farmers and agronomists will have a new look this year. The Agronomy Research Update, which would normally be held over two days in Saskatoon will follow a virtual...
Nov 30, 2020

Agriculture Roundup for Monday November 30, 2020
MELFORT, Sask. - The federal government has committed to providing compensation for the supply managed sector by this spring.Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said officials are putting...
Nov 30, 2020

Receipts outpace expenses as farm income saw double digit jump in 2019
OTTAWA, ON. -- Canadian farmers saw a significant 14.9% increase in realized net income from 2018 to $5.5 billion in 2019. The increase followed a 34.2% decline in 2018, brought on by sharply higher i...
Nov 27, 2020

Federal government drops proposal on AgriStability reform
MELFORT, Sask. - A proposal on improvements to business risk management programs (BRM) is now in the hands of the country's agriculture ministers.At the conclusion of the virtual agriculture ministers...
Nov 27, 2020

Agriculture Roundup for Friday November 27, 2020
MELFORT, Sask. - A key builder of Canada 's half billion-dollar pulse crop industry is being admitted to the Order of Canada. Agriculture pioneer Dr. Alfred Slinkard was recruited from the University ...
Nov 27, 2020

Listen: Canadian exporter of pulses has been placed in receivership
MELFORT, Sask. - The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) holds security in the form of a payable insurance policy for Canpulse Foods, Global Grain Canada and Globeways Canada.Alice McFarlane with Ag Acces...
Nov 27, 2020

St. Benedict farmer named Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan champion
MELFORT, Sask. - St. Benedict, Sask. grain and broiler chicken farmer is this year's Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan champion.Tiffany Martinka is a participant in the Chicken Farmers of Canada's Young...
Nov 26, 2020

Expert says consider safety first when planning ice fishing outings in Saskatchewan this season
NORTH BATTLEFORD - It's still early in the season but with temperatures dipping below freezing across Saskatchewan it's a good opportunity for anglers to gather their insulated apparel and start plann...
Nov 26, 2020

Agriculture Roundup for Thursday November 26, 2020
Buhler Industries has announced Farm King products currently manufactured in Willmar, Minn. will be relocated to its Morden, Man. factory this winter.Earlier this year, Buhler closed its Fargo, N.D. p...
Nov 26, 2020