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Depending on the farmer, they’re either welcoming the hot weather or are a bit concerned. Vice-President of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture Todd Lewis farms near Gray, south of Regina. He says he finished spraying fungicide on his lentils and canary seed and some spraying for fusarium head blight on his durum wheat. His crops […]

The Liberal government’s changes to capital gains taxation came into effect Tuesday, despite significant pushback from business and physicians’ groups. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s spring budget proposed making two-thirds of capital gains — the profit made on the sale of assets such as a secondary residence or stocks — taxable, rather than one-half. For individuals’ capital gains of $250,000 or less, […]

As the annual highways hay salvage and ditch mowing season progresses, the Government of Saskatchewan is reminding farmers and ranchers of several key dates. The program, which allows landowners by highway ditches the first opportunity to cut or bale free hay, until July 8. After this date, anyone may cut or bale the hay. “The […]

Seeding is virtually complete across Saskatchewan with just one percent of acres left and that is because of all of the rain we have been enjoying, and cursing this spring. The highest rainfall recorded was around Rosthern, with 95 mm. The Nipawin area reported 75 mm followed by the Biggar area at 72 mm. Although […]

WESTERN PRODUCER – Looming changes to Canada’s capital gains inclusion rates will increase average taxes by 30 per cent on the country’s family-run grain farms, putting their futures at risk, according to research conducted by the Grain Growers of Canada (GGC). “Our research shows that an average grain farm in Canada, most of which are family owned […]

BRUSSELS (AP) — Farmers threw beets and sprayed manure at police on Tuesday as hundreds of tractors again sealed off streets close to the European Union headquarters, where agriculture ministers sought to ease a crisis that has led to months of protests across the 27-member bloc. The farmers are protesting what they see as excessive red tape […]

JOSSIGNY, France (AP) — Protesting farmers were encircling Paris with tractor barricades and drive-slows on Monday, using their lumbering vehicles to block highways leading to France’s capital to pressure the government over the future of their industry, which has been shaken by repercussions of the Ukraine war. The targeting of Paris — host of the Summer Olympics in six […]

The agricultural world is abuzz with talk about this potential merger between grain giants Viterra and Bunge. There are wide spread reports that the two companies are talking about a merger, but neither side is willing to admit it. This is not the first time the two rivals have been in talks to merge.  In […]

  Saskatchewan residents could face a tough winter again this coming year. The editor of the Farmers Almanac, Peter Geiger, says weather will turn cold in late fall. He says the coming winter will be bitterly cold with heavy snowfall across the Canadian prairies. The almanac forecast is based on a century old formula of […]

Tuesday October 12 was National Farmers Day and Climate Corporation has released an Angus Reid report. The report reveals a high level of trust in Canadian farmers with three in four Canadians confident in farmers ability to meet Canada’s food demand. The confidence was strongest in Saskatchewan and Manitoba at 93 percent, followed by Alberta […]