The Swift Current area was on the receiving end of a hail storm that came through on Saturday. Richard Cuthbert is a wheat breeder with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, based in Swift Current. He says the storm was heading towards the community, and by 6:20 p.m. that day the winds started to pick up, then […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is going back to a familiar face to take on the Agriculture portfolio. Lawrence MacAulay is back as Federal Ag Minister, replacing Marie-Claude Bibeau. MacAulay, who was once the Agriculture Minister until 2019 when Bibeau took his place, was previously the Minister of Veterans Affairs; Bibeau has been shuffled over to […]
2023 is shaping up to be a dry year and consequently won’t be a bin buster. That’s according to agricultural consultant Kevin Hursh, who says where he farms in the Cabri area of southwest Saskatchewan it’s dry. “Things are going backwards quickly in my part of the world,” Hursh said. “Increasingly there’s a lot of […]
Canadian farmers directly impacted by climate change and its effects this year might be eligible for a Livestock Tax Deferral. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) released an initial list of designated regions in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, where Livestock Tax Deferral has been authorized for 2022 due to extreme weather conditions. The provision allows livestock […]
Swift Current RCMP has charged one person after a nearly three-year-long investigation. 65-year-old Yantai Gan has been charged with breach of trust by a public officer, fraud over $5,000, and possession of proceeds of crime over $5,000. He was arrested back on November 19, 2019, after RCMP Federal Policing conducted a search warrant at the […]
