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There was pushback this week, as the commons ag committee debates bill 275. The bill was introduced by Alberta tory MP John Barlow. It’s an amendment to the health of animals act, to make it illegal to trespass into barns or facilities where animals are kept. Barlow says it stems from an incident a few […]

Four farm groups want the Saskatchewan government to conduct a risk assessment into the proposed merger between Viterra and Bunge. The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan, SaskCanola, SaskBarley, and SaskWheat sent a joint letter to provincial Agriculture Minister David Marit. Chairperson of SaskWheat Brett Halstead says one of the concerns is less options to sell grain. […]

The Senate Ag Committee heard from the president of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM). Ray Orb is the latest to speak on Bill C-234, a private member’s bill that amends the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, which would make natural gas and propane used for grain drying and heating barns exempt from the carbon tax. […]

Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit is still awaiting word from Ottawa regarding their contribution to AgriRecovery. In late-August, the province announced $70-million towards the program to help producers who were impacted by drought conditions. Marit says the last conversation he had with his federal counterpart Lawrence MacAulay, he’d hoped to have an answer by the […]

The grain industry is gearing up for meetings and submissions on rail transportation. SaskAgToday.com Chief Agricultural Editor Kevin Hursh says it’s a wide-ranging review of grain transportation policy by Transport Canada, from extended inter-switching to maximum revenue entitlement. Transport Canada wants feedback from the Ag Transport Coalition, Western Grain Elevator Association, Canadian Federation of Agriculture, railway companies, among […]

Saskatchewan farmers, ranchers, and agribusinesses will be sharing the spotlight this month. The provincial government declared October as Agriculture Month to increase the public’s understanding and trust in modern food production. “The agriculture industry is a cornerstone of our province,” Agriculture Minister David Marit said in a news release. “You can’t celebrate this amazing industry […]

The President of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) is the latest in a long line of people trying to convince the Senate Ag Committee to pass Bill C-234. Ian Boxall wrote a letter, urging the upper chamber to pass the carbon tax exemption on propane and natural gas used to dry grain and heat […]

Ongoing tensions between Canada and India is being watched closely by the President and CEO of AGT Foods, Murad Al-Katib. Earlier this month, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there was credible intelligence that India had a role in the killing of a prominent Sikh leader in B.C. who was also a Canadian citizen. India replied […]

The market analysis group of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has issued a new outlook report for principal field crops. The outlook report uses the most recent yield estimates as well as seeded acreage and export statistics and also takes production and demand in other countries into account. As compared to the report issued in August, […]

The federal government is reviewing the merger between ag company giants Viterra and Bunge. Both companies announced the $8.2-billion (US) deal in June. Federal Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez says the deal is of significant national interest in Canada’s transportation sector and the broader supply chain, as both companies hold ownership interests in port terminals across […]