Senators vote to amend Bill 234 to exclude heating and cooling barns from carbon tax exemption
Bill C-234 is facing more delays, following a vote by the Senate Ag Committee this morning. Committee members by a margin of 7-6 voted in favour of at least one major amendment to carve out an exemption from the carbon tax…
Federal government’s plan for net-zero electricity grid by 2035 may not be achievable: report
With carbon capture and storage playing a key role in greening Canada’s electricity grid, the federal government has proposed clean electricity regulations to get Canada’s electricity grid to net zero by 2035. However, a new report from the Regina-based International CCUS Knowledge…
Feeder steer and heifer prices in Saskatchewan were mostly down last week: Cattle Market Update
Saskatchewan cattle prices lost a little more momentum this past week, according to the latest Cattle Market Update issued by Canfax. Provincial Cattle Specialist Fonda Froats says both feeder steer and heifer prices were lower for the week ending October 13th compared…
Dauphin MLA Sworn in as New Manitoba Agriculture Minister
A former agriculture minister is returning to his old job in Premier Wab Kinew’s new NDP government in Manitoba. Kinew’s cabinet was unveiled and sworn in this morning, with Ron Kostyshyn returning to the ag minister role that he held from…
FCC Supports Cattle Producers Across Canada
Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is announcing a new FCC Replacement Heifer Program to help Canadian cattle producers in maintaining or expanding their herds. The Canadian beef cattle inventory was pegged by Statistics Canada at 10.3 million head earlier this year which is…