By Angie Rolheiser

Agriculture Roundup for Friday July 2, 2021

Jul 2, 2021 | 11:02 AM

The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) is calling on the provincial government to increase the AgriStability compensation rate to 80 per cent.

President Todd Lewis said Ontario will be increasing the compensation rate from 70 per cent to 80 per cent. British Columbia also indicated it is prepared to increase the rate while Quebec is offering its producers a financial top-up.

Lewis said it’s even more important with the record dry conditions, lack of rain, and the heatwave hitting the province.

The AgriStability program financially assists farmers when they experience a substantial financial loss due to uncontrolled incidents such as weather events, production losses, and trade disruptions.

The agriculture ministers are meeting this weekend in Victoria, BC.

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The National Farmers Union (NFU) has a list of concerns for the next federal-provincial-territorial agriculture ministers meeting this weekend.

NFU sent a letter to the ministers as they prepare to replace the five-year Canadian Agricultural Partnership.

The NFU wants priorities for the gathering should include the promotion of farmer-led innovation and knowledge-sharing, upholding supply management, helping farmers mitigate and adapt to climate change risks, and funding new agri-environmental programs.

The agriculture ministers meet in Victoria, July 2-6.
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One of the world’s largest agriculture technology accelerators will be locating its Canadian headquarters in Alberta.

Minister of jobs, economy, and innovation Doug Schweitzer and Minister of Agriculture Devin Dreeshen, Alberta Innovates, and the City of Calgary announced that THRIVE will be in Calgary.

As part of the move, the City of Calgary and Alberta Innovates are each providing $1 million, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is providing $500,000.

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