The Canadian Cattle Association has announced details of executive selections for 2023. Nathan Phinney has been re-elected president. He first became president last December after the passing of Saskatchewan producer Reg Schellenberg. Phinney previously served as chair of the New Brunswick Cattle Producers Association. Saskatchewan Stock Growers president Garner Deobald says Phinney has been […]
UFA is expanding bulk petroleum services for farmers in Saskatchewan. President Scott Bolton says the company has built two new locations in Saskatchewan at a cost of five million dollars each, Weyburn and Yorkton. He says the expansion reflects strong growth in the farm economy. Bolton says UFA will construct another 5 million dollar bulk […]
The Saskatchewan government has launched a Critical Minerals Strategy to drive growth and development of the mineral industry. Premier Scott Moe says this province is a critical minerals leader today and will be a critical minerals powerhouse tomorrow. He says the province has the opportunity to become a critical minerals hub and contribute to the […]
Saskatchewan family doctors say the province’s latest budget fails to make needed reforms that would help keep them here as some look elsewhere for work. Saskatchewan Medical Association President Dr. John Gjevre said the Saskatchewan Party government’s budget doesn’t do enough to transform primary care so that more people can access a family doctor. While […]
British Columbia will permanently double the number of subsidized seats for BC students attending the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon. The number of B.C. seats in the veterinary college will increase to 40, due to an initial investment of $21.8 million over three years. A dramatic uptick in pet ownership during the […]
There’s positive farm reaction to the provincial budget. Western Canadian Wheat Growers director Kaitlyn Kitzan of Theodore says the almost 20 percent increase in the funding for the agriculture ministry is welcome. She adds improvements to farm support programs are welcome. The agristability compensation rate will increase from 70 to 80 percent for this year, […]
Agriculture Canada has released a report on its fertilizer target emission reduction goals. Over two thousand submissions were received between March and October last year through the internet, workshops and town hall meetings. Ottawa has set a tartget of reducing emissions 30 percent from 2020 levels by 2030. As a result of the consultations, a […]
The location and strength of a high pressure ridge this summer will determine which areas of Saskatchewan will receive higher than normal rainfall in July and August. Drew Lerner is an agricultural meteorologist with World Weather Inc. based in Kansas City, Missouri. He was on a webinar yesterday sponsored by the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission. […]
Finishing feedlots are still aggressively bidding on quality replacements even as larger supplies of background cattle usually come on the market at this time of year.One analyst says feedlot operations who were holding out for a price correction finally threw in the towel last week.Canfax reports Saskatchewan feeder cattle volumes were 12,255 head —only […]
CN Rail has reached a tentative contract with the union representing mechanics, intermodal and clerical workers. CN and Unifor have announced four new collective agreements covering 3,000 railway employees, who had voted earlier this month in favor of strike action. The employees were in a position to strike as early as next Tuesday, if 72 […]
