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DREW LERNER FORECAST – April 13, 2026 – noon report
Drew Lerner is founder, president and senior Agricultural Meteorologist at World Weather Inc. Drew began forecasting for Kansas City metropolitan public works and a variety of radio stations after obtaining a forecast position with Midwest Weather Services in 1979. World Weather, Inc. uses a wide assortment of computer forecast models from as far away as the Australian Bureau of Meteorology and Japan’s Meteorological Agency to Environment Canada’s modeling center.
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Beef cattle welfare
Draft Beef Cattle Code of Practice released for public comment
The public comment period for the draft Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Beef Cattle has opened. The National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC) and Canadian Cattle Association created the comment period to allow producers, consumers, and others with an interest in the welfare of beef cattle to review the dr...
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livestock markets
Cattle prices remain high on strong demand
Cattle prices have remained high in the first quarter of 2026, a carryover from last year. Brenna Grant, the executive director of Canfax, said this is a supply and demand story with some history. "You've got to go back to that 2021 drought that led to liquidation. What's sometimes hard for people to wrap the...
Apr 10, 2026
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Increasing trade with China
Alberta deepens ties with China through trade mission
Alberta's Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation will travel to China diversify exports and drive long-term economic growth. The mission to China is the first formal visit from an Alberta elected official since 2018. RJ Sigurdson said the focus will be on strengthening trade relationships and positioning the province a...
Apr 10, 2026
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Gopher control options
Strychnine emergency use expanded in Saskatchewan
The Emergency Use Registration for two per cent liquid strychnine has been expanded to allow a broader range of Saskatchewan rural municipalities (RMs) access for integrated pest management of Richardson's ground squirrels. Roughly 15 crop districts which includes 208 RM's in southern and western Saskatchewan will have...
Apr 09, 2026
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Shaping future ag leaders
Nex Gen Agriculture Program begins seventh cohort
The Saskatchewan Next Gen Agriculture Mentorship Program announced the mentor - mentee pairings for cohort seven. This 18-month program provides emerging agricultural leaders with hands-on leadership development and opportunities to participate in decision-making that shapes the future of Saskatchewan's agriculture in...
Apr 08, 2026
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Livestock regulation review
Cattle group rejects CFIA proposed changes to traceability regulations
Canadian Food Inspection Agency's proposed changes to livestock identifications and traceability regulations are not getting support from a national cattle group. The Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) said in a statement it does not support proceeding with the proposed amendments to Part XV (15) of the Health of Animal...
Apr 08, 2026
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misinformation about food and nutrition
Food Truth Project examines social media impacts
A cofounder of the Food Truth Project warns social media has become the perfect breeding ground for the circulation of misinformation about food and nutrition.Farm and Food Care and Canadian Food Focus, in partnership with the Food Truth Project, hosted a webinar that looked at how social media algorithms amplify misin...
Apr 02, 2026
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Animal Enforcement Agency
New department to police animal welfare in Saskatchewan
Animal welfare enforcement services are now under the wing of a new organization. The program is being delivered by the Saskatchewan Animal Enforcement Agency (SAEA), following the transition of services previously provided by Animal Protection Services of Saskatchewan. SAEA is responsible for enforcing The Animal Prot...
Apr 01, 2026
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FCC Food and Beverage Report
Food and beverage manufacturers face an uncertain future
Canada's food and beverage manufacturers are expected to see modest sales growth in 2026, but weak demand continues to challenge the sector. Canada's food and beverage manufacturing sector includes more than 11,000 businesses and employs roughly 318,000 people, making it the largest manufacturing employer in the countr...
Apr 01, 2026
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SaskAgMatters Mental Health Network
Mental health services for the agriculture sector
Starting tomorrow, SaskAgMatters Mental Health Network Inc. will manage the Farm Stress Line as part of a coordinated mental health support system for Saskatchewan producers, their family members and their employees. The new partnership offers 24/7 confidential access to crisis line counsellors trained in agriculture,...
Mar 31, 2026
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China reopens border to Canadian Beef
Canadian beef producers welcome renewed market access into China
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 ...
Jan 20, 2026
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Sask Reax
Sask. Premier Scott Moe calls tariff deal with China a 'tremendous, landmark agreement'
Premier Scott Moe is feeling optimistic after Canada and China struck a deal that will significantly reduce tariffs on canola products, a keystone of Saskatchewan's economy.The deal announced on Friday by Prime Minister Mark Carney will see Canada allow up to 49,000 Chinese-made electric vehicles into the Canadian mark...
Jan 16, 2026
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Pushing back
B.C. wineries join coalition pushing Alberta to scrap wine tax
B.C. wineries are calling out Alberta over a new wine tax they say is driving up prices and hurting Canadian producers.Wine Growers British Columbia is part of a national coalition asking Alberta to scrap the tax, which was introduced in 2025 without industry input. The policy adds extra percentage fees on top of exist...
Jan 14, 2026
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National grain organization grows
Ontario farm group rejoins national organization
Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) has a new member joining its ranks. Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) has opted to become part of the national group once again. GFO had been a member from 2018 to 2020. It left the national organization over what it called a lack of effectiveness working on the soybean trade disruption in th...
Jan 08, 2026
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trade
Carney to visit China next week to talk trade
Canada's agricultural producers will be keeping a close eye on meetings coming up next week. Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to China from Jan. 13 to 17 to discuss several topics including trade, energy, agriculture, and international security. It's hoped that discussion will set the groundwork to end the curren...
Jan 08, 2026
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Sask Pulse Growers election results
Saskatchewan Pulse Growers announce results of board of directors election
Voting closed on Nov. 28 for the election of the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers (SPG) Board of Directors. The election brings one new director to the board while retaining two directors for another term. Joining the SPG board is Dan Flynn of Lucky Lake. Coming back to the board are Robyn Henry of Hodgeville and Stuart Lawr...
Dec 01, 2025
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2025 FCC Farmland Values Report
Prairie farmland continues to be a valuable commodity
Agricultural land prices in the country continued to climb last year, but the increase was more pronounced in some regions than others. Farm Credit Canada (FCC) said Canadian farmland prices rose an average of 9.3 per cent in 2025, on par with the previous year. The biggest bumps were in the Prairie provinces, while g...
Mar 24, 2026
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Canada's Farm Show 2026
Concaves get attention at a farm show in Regina
Bushel Plus X9 Split Frame MAD Concaves took home some hardware from Canada's Farm Show in Regina, Sask. last week. Bushel Pulse Ltd, a manufacturer of harvest solutions, won the New Technology Innovation Award. The award is presented by the show's Innovator Recognition Program, highlighting technologies that advance a...
Mar 23, 2026
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Rising prices
FCC to support producers as fertilizer market uncertainty grows
Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is expanding an existing program to help agribusinesses, farm operators and food processors. FCC president and CEO Justine Hendricks said the conflict in the Middle East heightens concerns about the rising cost of fertilizer costs and energy. "When global tensions rise, producers are ofte...
Mar 20, 2026
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Next generation
Brother and sister named 2026 Saskatchewan's Outstanding Young Farmers
Siblings with a family farm near Osage are going to represent Saskatchewan at the National Outstanding Young Farmers event this fall. Jordan Lynch and Chansi Bourke are part of the Lynch Farm Partnership in the southeast corner of the province. "We're all super stoked," Jordan said following the announcement...
Mar 20, 2026
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Keeping calm and fighting on
Lacombe mayor taking optimistic approach during fight to save research centre
The task force fighting to save the Lacombe Research and Development Centre, and with it over 100 local jobs, offered an update this week on their efforts to force a review.This story has been covered extensively by rdnewsNOW since news broke in January.--Podcast: Lacombe area mayors confront Ottawa on future of resear...
Mar 20, 2026
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2026-27 Saskatchewan Budget
Saskatchewan government to increase ag spending
The Saskatchewan Budget was introduced yesterday, and there will be an increase in agriculture spending. The investment in the agriculture minisitry for 2026-27 is a $660.8 million, which is a jump of $37.4 million over last year. This included $89.4 million to support programs in the agri-food sector, and another $524...
Mar 19, 2026
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