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SaskAgToday.com Roundtable Episode 55

SaskAgToday.com Roundtable Episode 55

Nov 8, 2024 | 3:08pm
On the SaskAgToday.com Roundtable with Chief Agricultural Editor of SaskAgToday.com Kevin Hursh, 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young, and GX94 Agriculture Director Doug Falconer: -Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe’s new Cabinet has a new Agriculture Minister, Daryl Harrison. -The guys discuss what another Trump Administration in the U.S. means for the agriculture sector in Canada, especially […]
FCC Summit “Filling the Gap” for the Food and Beverage Sector

FCC Summit “Filling the Gap” for the Food and Beverage Sector

Nov 7, 2024 | 6:52pm
Farm Credit Canada (FCC) hosted its second Food and Beverage Summit in Winnipeg last week. The summit, according to Sue Exner who is a regional marketing director with FCC, is intended to be an event where everyone from the food and beverage industries can gather together to network, showcase their product, and share ideas to […]
Agriculture Portfolio changes hands from Marit to Harrison

Agriculture Portfolio changes hands from Marit to Harrison

Nov 7, 2024 | 5:32pm
A new face is taking on the role of Provincial Agriculture Minister. Premier Scott Moe unveiled his new Cabinet Thursday morning that included Daryl Harrison taking over the Agriculture file from David Marit, who had been in the role since 2018. Marit becomes the Minister of Highways – a position he previously held before moving […]
Uncertainty lingers among Canadian farm groups following Trump’s U.S. Election victory

Uncertainty lingers among Canadian farm groups following Trump’s U.S. Election victory

Nov 6, 2024 | 8:42pm
The Canadian agriculture community is processing the outcome of Tuesday’s U.S. Presidential Election and what the change in administration means to them for the next four years. Republican candidate Donald Trump secured the 270 electoral votes necessary to win the Presidency over Democrat candidate and Vice-President Kamala Harris. As of Wednesday night, Trump has 295 […]
Warm weather trend extended into October, says Environment Canada

Warm weather trend extended into October, says Environment Canada

Nov 5, 2024 | 5:01pm
October was a warm and dry month, according to monthly weather statistics from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). Danielle Desjardins, a Meteorologist at the national weather office, says most weather stations in Saskatchewan reported temperatures one to three degrees above normal compared to previous October’s. Key Lake was the only spot to record its […]
Agriculture Community watching U.S. Election closely

Agriculture Community watching U.S. Election closely

Nov 5, 2024 | 3:51pm
Americans will elect a new President Tuesday — the culmination of nearly a two-year process to elect a new US President. Republican candidate, and former President, Donald Trump and Democrat Vice-President Kamala Harris are on the ballot. Polls leading up to election day have been neck-and-neck. In addition to voting for a President, Americans will […]
Opinion: It’s time to legalize raw milk

Opinion: It’s time to legalize raw milk

Nov 4, 2024 | 2:45pm
A recent peer-reviewed study revealed that Canadian dairy farms dispose of between 600 million to one billion liters of milk on-farm annually. This staggering waste, which should be inconceivable under a supply management system designed to balance production and demand, has brought renewed attention to the long-standing debate over the legalization of raw milk sales. […]
SaskAgToday.com Roundtable Episode 54

SaskAgToday.com Roundtable Episode 54

Nov 1, 2024 | 4:16pm
On the SaskAgToday.com Roundtable with Chief Agricultural Editor Kevin Hursh, 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young, and GX94 Agriculture Director Doug Falconer: -The Saskatchewan Party remains in power with a fifth consecutive majority government, albeit smaller compared to four years ago, while the NDP gained additional seats. The panel discusses who could potentially be the […]