Tag Archives: Agriculture
Feed program to be ‘topped up’ for eligible Saskatchewan livestock producers
Additional payments will be provided to livestock producers already enrolled in the 2023 Canada-Saskatchewan Feed Program. Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lawrence MacAulay said the program, introd...
Alice McFarlane Apr 09, 2024
Improving hemp yields
Better hemp genetics will improve yield per acre and make hemp a more cost competitive crop for farmers. The goal is to develop hybrid hemp cultivars with the physical and functional traits wanted by ...
Alice McFarlane Apr 05, 2024
Harvest Academy helps fine tune combining settings
Canada has its first harvest training program for farmers and agriculture professionals. Bushel Plus Ltd., based in Brandon, Man., started the Harvest Academy as a combine education and training progr...
Alice McFarlane Apr 05, 2024
Reduced-emission fertilizer plant to be built in Western Canada
Two companies have entered into an agreement for a conceptual design study for the development of a reduced-emission fertilizer to be located near Belle Plaine, Sask. The proposed plant will be design...
Alice McFarlane Apr 04, 2024
Manitoba school tax rebate remains at 50 per cent
Manitoba's 2024 budget was released highlighting the government's priorities for the upcoming year. Several items were of particular interest to the agriculture sector. Keystone Agricultural Producers...
Alice McFarlane Apr 04, 2024
Listen: APAS says farmers continue to be pinched by carbon tax
The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) has updated the costs associated with the most recent increase in the carbon tax from $65 per tonne of CO2 equivalent to $80 dollars per t...
Alice McFarlane Apr 04, 2024
Barley research focuses on areas of concern for growers
Putting money into the research that matters most to barley growers. Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission (SaskBarley) is committing roughly $856,000 for the next five years on several projects ...
Alice McFarlane Apr 03, 2024
Credit being offered to beef producer to maintain CRSB certification
The Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) will provide funds to beef producers to maintain their CRSB Certification. The credit of up to $400 will be provided for another year to assist Cana...
Alice McFarlane Apr 02, 2024
Ontario calls on feds to exempt food production from the Carbon Tax
Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) wants the federal Liberal government to institute a grain drying exemption to the carbon tax. Starting Monday, April 1 the price of the carbon tax was set at $80 a tonne...
Alice McFarlane Apr 02, 2024
Carbon pricing 101: What today's increase could mean for you
OTTAWA - The national price on pollution will rise by $15 per tonne today. Here's some questions answered about what this could mean for you. Who pays the carbon price? Canada has two different carbon...
Apr 01, 2024
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