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Farm Credit Canada’s AgriSpirit Fund provided support for 82 community projects across Canada this year, including 17 in Saskatchewan. The Fund supports projects that “enrich the lives of residents in cities, towns or Indigenous communities with fewer than 150,000 people” according to FCC. Its Manager of Community Investment, Carla Warnyca, shares details of the AgriSpirit […]

Seventeen community groups and First Nations in Saskatchewan have received funds through Farm Credit Canada’s AgriSpirit Fund. This year, $1.5 million was available to communities across Canada with $254,500 distributed to the 17 projects across the province. Carla Warnyca, the Manager of Community Investment with FCC, says the AgriSpirit Fund is designed to help rural […]

A pair of bills related to interoperability of farm equipment and right-to-repair passed in the Senate. Kyle Larkin, Executive Director of the Grain Growers of Canada, says Bills C-244 and C-294 amend the Copyright Act. C-244 allows farmers access to diagnostic software to repair sophisticated equipment such as tractors, combines, and sprayers, while C-294 encourages […]

The position of Agriculture Minister switched hands from David Marit to Daryl Harrison. Harrison, who is a Cabinet Minister for the first time, talked about what the role means to him. There was also reaction to the news from the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association and Saskatchewan Stock Grower’s Association – mainly positive. Provincial Ag Minister Daryl […]

The Senate recently passed private members’ bills C-244 and C-294 and are awaiting royal assent to officially become law. Both bills will amend the Copyright Act to encourage the interoperability of parts and farm equipment as well as allow farmers to access diagnostic software programs to repair sophisticated equipment such as tractors, combines, and sprayers. […]

The second Food & Beverage Summit took place in Winnipeg last week. FCC Regional Marketing Director Sue Exner explained how the event came to be, how this year’s event went, and goals for the future.

Donald Trump is returning to the Oval Office after getting the 270 electoral seats necessary to win the Presidency in Tuesday’s U.S. Election. Farm Groups in Canada were watching the result closely and are pondering what another Trump Administration means for Canada-U.S. relations moving forward. Vice-President of the Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) Tyler Fulton: President […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]