Access to Wascana Centre will continue to be limited in order to provide a safe environment for pedestrians. The changes to park access came ahead of the Frost Regina festival. Starting Monday, February 14, barricades will be re-positioned to continue ensuring the safety of all visitors to Wascana Centre, while also providing additional access for […]
Agriculture Canada says a new pulse grain offers the chance to expand prairie farm markets. Researchers are looking at the sweet white lupin as a new source of high quality protein and a source of essential nutrients. Sweet white lupin is most commonly grown in Europe and could be another crop to help Canadian […]
SaskWheat says farmers are eligible to claim 67.93 percent of their wheat levy contributions as a qualifying expenditure on their federal tax return. In addition, farm corporations may also claim 48.97 percent of their levy as a qualifying expenditure toward the Saskatchewan research and development tax credit program. The farm levy contributions enable SaskWheat to […]
The Saskatchewan government says merchandise exports reached a record high of 37 billion dollars last year, a jump of 24.7 percent compared to 2020. The previous record was 35.3 billion dollars set in 2014. Trade and Export Development minister Jeremy Harrison says Saskatchewan is providing the food, fuel and fertilizer for growing world needs. […]
The University of Saskatchewan and city of Saskatoon are looking at ways to divert edible food from the landfill. A new joint study found ways to minimize food being discarded. It is estimated one third of the food produced world-wide and 30 to 40 percent of all food produced in Canada each year is […]
The latest Water Security Agency runoff forecast shows varying conditions across Saskatchewan this spring. The preliminary outlook shows most of southern Saskatchewan with below normal snowmelt runoff potential. The central areas, with above normal snowpack, can expect an above normal snowmelt response. However, flooding is not expected. For the south, one exception to the below […]
The Canadian Grain Commission says eligible producers not paid for grain delivered to Pipeline Foods, ULC will receive full compensation. The U.S. based parent company filed for bankruptcy protection in July 2021 and subsequently stopped doing business. Pipeline Foods had one grain dealer license and two primary elevator licenses located at Gull Lake in southwest […]
Saskatchewan farmers are disappointed with the latest grain movement numbers. The Ag Transport Coalition says CN Rail only supplied 24 to 30 percent of the hopper cars ordered in the last half of January for prairie grain movement. The vice chair of SaskWheat, Jake Leguee of Weyburn, says the figures are stunningly bad. Leguee […]
APAS is calling on the Moe government to set up a Saskatchewan Farmer’s Advocate office. President Ian Boxall says the proposed office would help farmers deal with various issues from nuisance complaints to land disputes with resource and utility companies. He says it would be based on a similar Farmer’s Advocate office in Alberta. A […]
In a video posted to Facebook the organizer of the truck convoy protest poised to take place at Saskatchewan Legislature February 5th – Tamara Lavoie criticized the Premier and gave a candid glimpse of what might be driving Saturday’s rally. Lavoie has more than 2000 followers on Facebook – where she identifies herself as an […]
