Tag Archives: Agriculture
‘It’s very troubling’: Sask. farmers brace for ongoing Trump’s tariff threat
As U.S. President Donald Trump threatens steep tariffs on Canadian goods, Saskatchewan farmers worry they'll have to lower crop prices to stay competitive. For Riley Wallace, a canola grower in Unity,...
Mar 03, 2025
Ag Canada breeding potatoes to fight common scab disease
Diploid potatoes are quickly becoming noteworthy spuds for breeding new commercial potato varieties. Wild diploid potatoes have two copies of each chromosome in their DNA, unlike more traditional tetr...
Mar 03, 2025
Government’s $116M funding helps Sask. farmers improve efficiency and adapt to clean technology
The federal government is investing more than $116 million in clean technology for Canadian agriculture, and farmers in Saskatchewan say they are already seeing results. On Friday, Minister of Agricul...
Feb 28, 2025
Careers in agriculture program featured at farm show
An opportunity to learn more about career opportunities in the agriculture and agri-food sector. The Agricultural Manufacturers of Canada (AMC) are partnering with Canada's Farm Show Regina, Sask. to ...
Feb 28, 2025
Cases of bovine tuberculosis increase in Saskatchewan
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has widened its investigation of bovine tuberculous. In late November, an unidentified cattle herd in Saskatchewan was quarantined after a six-year-old cow sent to ...
Feb 28, 2025
Canada’s National Farmers Union standing up for DEI policies
Canada’s National Farmers Union (NFU) says it remains steadfast in its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). In a statement this month, the union clapped back at what it calls att...
Feb 28, 2025
CFA annual meeting focus on trade, elections
Farm and food leaders from across Canada gathered for the annual meeting of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA). With the theme Laying the Foundation: Investing Today for the Future of Canadi...
Feb 27, 2025
Strychnine reauthorization unlikely despite push to control growing gopher issue, expert says
With Richardson's ground squirrel (gopher) population soaring and wreaking havoc on crops and pastures, the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) issued a statement on Wednesday to u...
Feb 27, 2025
Nutrition North Program to undergo external review, access to food security, supplement needs highlighted
The provincial opposition is celebrating the federal government's decision to review a grocery subsidy program in the wake of food security concerns in northern Saskatchewan. Federal Northern Affairs ...
Feb 27, 2025
SARM calls for the re-introduction of strychnine to control Richardson’s Ground Squirrels
Using strychnine for the control of Richardson's Ground Squirrels (RGS) will once again be on the agenda at the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) convention next month. Strychnin...
Feb 26, 2025
