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The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) strongly supports the federal government’s decision to remove the consumer carbon tax, or fuel levy, effective Monday, calling it a “significant victory for Saskatchewan farmers.” The organization has been opposed to the carbon tax since its inception in 2019. APAS also appreciated the provincial government’s move to remove […]

Pulse Canada President Greg Cherewyk and Executive Director of the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Carl Potts are back home after being in China for meetings with customers of Canadian pulses and other products. Canola oil, canola meal, and peas from Canada are subject to a 100 per cent tariff from China, while seafood and pork imports […]

Saskatchewan feeder cattle prices were supported again by cattle futures, keeping prices at or near record highs. Canfax’s weekly cattle market update for the week ending March 28 shows price increases for most of the steer and heifer weight categories. Steer prices ranged from $352.25 per cwt in the 900-plus category to $565.63 in the […]

Trade is a priority Pulse Canada wants federal election candidates to have “front-and-centre” on their respective platforms. Pulse Canada is the latest group to make public election priorities they’d like to see candidates address on the campaign trail. The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Cattle Association released their respective priorities last week. […]

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 52% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 33, representing a slight decline from the 56% order fulfillment performance seen in week 32.  On a combined basis the railways have now not supplied more than 58% of shipper orders in a week for eight consecutive weeks and have […]

Changes were made to the Agri-Stability program prior to the federal election call on Sunday. The SaskAgToday.com Roundtable discusses those changes and reaction to them. Speaking of the election, APAS and the Saskatchewan Cattle Association are among farm groups that released priorities they would like candidates respond to. The Saskatchewan Ag Summit was held in […]

REGINA — Even though it seems Old Man Winter doesn’t want to take a hike, the Water Security Agency (WSA) is advising the public about thin ice conditions across Saskatchewan. As the warmer temperatures for spring runoff start to materialize, WSA is asking the public to use caution around Saskatchewan rivers, lakes and other water […]

REGINA – Saskatchewan will become a carbon tax free province on April 1, but how that move will impact the province’s finances remains to be seen. Premier Scott Moe confirmed the news that was leaked out on social media the previous day: that the province’s industrial carbon tax will be removed.  Moe justified the move […]

As the federal election campaign is almost through its first week, farm groups are sharpening their pencils to ask political candidates about their stance to certain agriculture issues. The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) and the Saskatchewan Cattle Association (SCA) are among those groups. Both have released their respective list of priorities for candidates […]

REGINA – Alarm was expressed on both sides of the aisle at the Saskatchewan Legislature over news that US President Donald Trump will be restoring Russia’s access to the world market for agricultural and fertilizer exports. The White House made that announcement following high-level discussions between Trump and President Vladimir Putin in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia […]