Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay has returned to Canada after a one-week mission to China. MacAulay and his delegation travelled to Beijing where they met with Chinese industry leaders, importers, and Canadian officials to advocate for improved commercial opportunities for Canadian farmers, processors and ex...

When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Indonesia counterpart President Prabowo Subianto announced the conclusion of negotiations for a free trade agreement agrifood producers were delighted. Greg Northey, President of the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (CAFTA) said they have supported Canada's efforts to reach a...

In the event of an African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak, a trade recovery program needs to be developed. The Canadian Pork Council (CPC) and the Canadian Meat Council (CMC) met with Parliamentarians, government officials, and partners in Ottawa to discuss the issue and other concerns. The main focus of those meetings was...

The Senate Foreign Affairs and International Trade Committee is seeking adjustments in a trade bill. The committee recommended an amendment of Bill C-282 so that it does not apply to existing trade agreements or those being renegotiated or currently under negotiation. Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance president Greg No...

Canada Post has released of its annual Remembrance Day stamp issue, honouring the contributions of the farmerettes and Soldiers of the Soil during the First and Second World Wars.The two-stamp set commemorates the young men and women who stepped up to support Canada's agricultural efforts when the country and its allie...

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe announced his new cabinet. Among the changes will be a new leader in the agriculture portfolio. Daryl Harrison has been appointed the new the Minister of Agriculture replacing David Marit who becomes Minister of Highways and Minister of SaskBuilds and Procurement. Other notables include E...

A pair of bills related to interoperability of farm equipment and right-to-repair have been passed in the Senate. Grain Growers of Canada Executive Director Kyle Larkin said Bills C-244 and C-294 amend the Copyright Act and will allow farmers to access that diagnostic software needed to repair technological equipment l...

Each year, the Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan Champion Award recognizes an individual who has engaged consumers in agriculture and worked to build public trust in farming and food. This year's recipient is Joe Kleinsasser, a member and supporter of Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan (FFC SK) since its inception 10 years ...

Canada's leading voice and champion for mental health in agriculture has named its newest Executive Director. Merle Massie will lead the Do More Agriculture Foundation (DMAF). Massie brings a dual perspective, both personal and professional, to lead DMAF, drawing from her experience at the Canadian Centre for Rural and...

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has its first case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in a pig. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack was in Iowa on Thursday when he shared details of the investigation in Oregon on reported cases of HPAI on a backyard farming operation with a mix of poultry and ...

Roughly 40 Canadian agriculture and agri-food industry groups sent a letter to the Senate to reject a private members' bill that would take Canada's supply managed sector out of any international trade talks. The concern surrounds what is seen as the dangers Bill C-282 poses to Canada's trade-based economy in the conte...

With strong rural support the Saskatchewan Party won its fifth consecutive majority government in yesterday's general election. Preliminary results show the Sask Party leading in 35 ridings, with the New Democratic Party nearly doubling its seat count, holding the lead in 26 mostly urban constituencies. With just over ...

Chicken Farmers of Ontario and Maple Leaf Foods Inc. are collaborating to support an important cause. The two organizations are working together to provide Ontario grown chicken to Ontario Food Banks. The deal will see Ontario's food banks receive a steady supply of locally grown chicken. The partnership will support t...

Lakeland College students working with Canada's first post-secondary commercial bison herd will soon have access to state-of-the-art handling facilities. This was made possible from a $150,000 donation from Ken Wasmuth. The college purchased land south of Vermilion campus in 2023 to house the bison, which animal scienc...

Farmers often face burdensome paperwork and high accounting fees. Governments are making changes to programs to address these challenges. AgriStability protects Canadian producers against large declines in farming margins for reasons such as production loss, increased costs and market conditions. Changes to Agriculture...

AgSafe Alberta has released the fourth and final stage in its farm safety resource.FARMERS CARE Level 4 is now available at AgSafeAB.ca. The free program provides information in an accessible format that producers can navigate at their own pace.AgSafe Alberta knows farmers and ranchers are extremely busy people and wan...

The provincial election presents a unique opportunity to address the pressures and challenges in the agriculture sector. The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) has created a list of its key concerns leading up to the vote on Oct. 28 election in Saskatchewan. President Ian Boxall said APAS has sel...

Maple Leaf Foods is looking to the past in naming its new, independent pork company. The history behind Canada Packers goes back nearly a century. Three of the country's larger meatpackers amalgamated to form Canada Packers in the early 1990's and the company eventually became Maple Leaf Foods after combining with Mapl...

Many producers will be able to celebrate Thanksgiving with a meal at the kitchen table and not in the field. Farmers were able to make good progress over the past week and now have 97 per cent of the 2024 crop in the bin. If the weather cooperates, many producers will finish harvest within the next week. Harvest is com...

Regulations surrounding the care and handling of hatching eggs, breeders, chickens and turkeys will be reviewed. The National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC) said Turkey Farmers of Canada, Chicken Farmers of Canada, the Canadian Hatching Egg Producers, and Canadian Poultry and Egg Processors have initiated an update t...

Canadian Western Agribition (CWA) increased the Saskatchewan economy by $116.5 million in 2023. CWA CEO Shaun Kindopp said that information came from a recent economic impact study conducted by Praxis Consulting Inc. It was also a record impact with a 20.7 per cent increase from 2022. "We are incredibly proud of t...

The mid-year value of Canadian farmland went up despite higher interest rates and less money in farmers' pockets. Farm Credit Canada said the price of farmland rose by an average of 5.5 per cent in the first half of 2024. Over the year from July 2023 to June 2024, there was a 9.6 per cent increase, representing a slo...

Farmers in the region can soon safely dispose of unwanted agricultural pesticides and old, obsolete livestock and equine medications. Cleanfarms is operating 20 single-day collection events at ag retailer locations throughout the province Monday, Oct. 7 through Friday, Oct. 11. "Collection events offer an opportun...

CORTELEONA E GENZONE, Italy (AP) - One of Giovanni Airoli's sows tested positive for African swine fever in late August. Within a week, all 6,200 sows, piglets and fattening pigs on his farm south of Milan were slaughtered under strict protocols to halt the disease threatening Italy's 20 billion euro prosciutto, cured ...

Some good news for grain farmers. Grain should start being shipped out again very soon, as grain terminal workers reached a tentative deal in Metro Vancouver on Saturday The deal will be voted on by Friday, with the Grain Workers Union. Workers returned to work in the meantime, while waiting for the deal to be ratified...

Heavy rain slowed the harvest in Manitoba this past week. Manitoba Agriculture released its weekly crop report and pulse, and soybean specialist Dennis Lange said the weather interrupted the harvest. "Monday and into Tuesday areas in the southern part of the province around Winkler-Morden going up toward Morris re...

Saskatchewan is home to roughly 4.6 million acres of wetlands covering more than 47 million acres of agricultural land. Known as the Prairie Pothole Region, these shallow pools of water were left behind after glaciers receded and have been a part of the landscape for thousands of years. Researchers like Dr. Colin Whitf...

Representatives of the agriculture, food and science sector gathered Monday to celebrate ten years for an organization that improves trust and understanding in food and farming. Its mandate then, as it is still today, was to build public trust in Saskatchewan-produced food and to help consumers make connections between...