Most family-farms are making plans to make the transfer to the next generation.An important component of that process is to make sure knowledge of the operation is passed on.One way of acheiving this is using digital tools. The Walter Farm, located near Armena, Alta. about 20 kilometres northwest of Camrose, is a fami...

Seeding season is underway across parts of Saskatchewan, but for farmers in the drought-stricken southwest, optimism in short supply.After a winter that brought little moisture and a spring that has so far swung wildly between warm temperatures and sudden snowstorms, producers are finally getting equipment into the fie...

The non-tariff trade barrier for flaxseed to the EU has been removed. Sampling and testing protocol for Canadian flaxseed will be terminated May 1. The non-tariff barrier has been in place since 2009, when trace amounts of an unauthorized genetically modified flaxseed called CDC Triffid was detected in a Europe-bound ...

Affordability is key for consumers right now, but the high cost of living isn't enough for people in Saskatchewan to stop asking, "Where's the beef?" Instead, consumers are shifting to cheaper cuts.Bryce Olson owns Northern Meats in Spiritwood. He's noticed a big spike in the number of people ordering bulk gr...

Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced the creation of a new advisory committee on Canada-U.S. economic relations leading up to the 2026 Joint Review of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) deal this summer. The 25-member committee includes several people who work in agriculture or have agriculture-relat...

The next five-year Agricultural Policy Framework (APF) will take effect on April 2028 and continue until March 2033. The plan is to have a policy statement ready by the federal, provincial and territorial agriculture ministers meeting in Halifax in July. Early indications are there will be a greater emphasis on econom...

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...