Saskatoon-based Nutrien is expecting record potash sales this year. Nutrien has outlined stronger than expected earnings in the first half of this year because of strong global fertilizer markets. First half of 2021 net earnings are estimated at 2.30 to 2.50 per share, up 30 cents per share from a previous estimate. Nutrien says […]
Former premier Brad Wall sees a bright future for agriculture in Saskatchewan. In a feature interview for Canada’s Farm Show event last week, Wall says the outlook is based on prices and worldwide demand for food. Wall also pointed to Saskatchewan for meat shipments, noting the province has the third largest beef herd in Canada. […]
The Saskatchewan Water Security Agency is encouraging rural municipalities and Conservation and Development Areas to take advantage of the largest channel clearing grant ever offered. The province is offering up to 1.5 million dollars in 2021-22, part of the province’s two year 2 million dollar funding announcement in March. The Water Security Agency says the […]
The federal government says the new 166 million dollar Agricultural Clean Technology Program is open to applicants. The new program provides farmers and agri-businesses with access to funding to help develop and adopt the latest clean technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It focuses on 3 priorities, green energy and energy efficiency, precision agriculture […]
The Western Canadian Wheat Growers submission on Novel Food regulations focuses on plant breeding. Health Canada is holding consultations on gene-editing and the need to better understand the technology needed for production and environmental challenges in the future. A 2017 report identified Canada’s agri-food sector as having great potential to expand economic growth in Canada. […]
The NDP is calling on the province to protect farmers from possible drought and improve the agristability support program. Opposition critic Trent Wotherspoon says farm groups support increased compensation levels under agristability. Highways minister Fred Bradshaw says the province is monitoring the moisture conditions. Bradshaw says its too early to determine if regions will […]
Raven Industries of South Dakota has announced a new brand name for its robotic farm equipment. Its called Omni, meaning all, as the equipment enables hands-free precision farming. Omnidrive replaces the AutoCart name from the previous acquisition of Smart Ag. The former Dot name, acquired from Saskatchewan’s Seedmaster, is now Omnipower. All of Raven’s […]
The NDP is condemning the SaskParty’s record on jobs. Opposition leader Ryan Meili says 80 percent of the new Chinook power plant work in Swift Current went to out of province workers. Meili is worried the same will happen with the 800 million dollar Moose Jaw power project. Premier Scott Moe says there was no […]
The opposition is calling on the Moe government to introduce stiffer fines for protesters against public health measures to control the pandemic. NDP Leader Ryan Meili says rallies which include the leader of the People’s Party of Canada, Maxime Bernier, are flaunting public health orders and the fines. Premier Scott Moe says he condemns […]
The NDP is pressing the SaskParty government to deal with fast rising surgical wait times. Opposition critic Vicki Mowat says almost 30 thousand people are on the surgical waiting list in Saskatchewan. She says the government failed to contain the second and third waves of the coronavirus. Health minister Paul Merriman says Covid-19 has […]
