Canadian Ag News

The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) plans to work more with the provincial government on the issue of tariffs from the U.S. and China rather than alongside the federal government. That was the main message from President Bill Huber as he gave a speech to delegates Thursday morning on the third and final day […]

Statistics Canada has released a seeding intentions report based on a survey of producers from across the country. While the report shows some interesting trends, the results are being discounted because so much has changed since the survey was conducted. The survey of 8,200 farmers was conducted between December 13 and January 17. Since then, […]

The federal government recently announced financial support for producers to get through the current tariff situation with the United States, and now China. Farm Credit Canada is providing $1 billion in new lending to alleviate financial challenges. “We know that agriculture and food producers across Canada are bracing for uncertainty,” said Justine Hendricks FCC president […]

Canada and the United States exchanged tariffs on various goods, then there was a pause on some of the tariffs. The SaskAgToday.com Roundtable discuss the whirlwind of a week that started with the U.S. first implementing tariffs on Canadian goods and Canada responding with tariffs against American imports. Several farm groups expressed opposition to the […]

Canada is now facing tariffs from China. China announced on Saturday it will place a 100 per cent tariff on Canadian canola meal, canola oil, and peas, and a 25 per cent tariff on seafood and pork on March 20. This after the Chinese announced results of its anti-discriminatory investigation into Canada implementing tariffs last […]

Reaction to the U.S. slapping tariffs on Canadian products going south of the border has been swift from several farm groups. On Tuesday, the wide-ranging 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian goods and a 10 per cent levy on Canadian energy took effect, so did Canada’s retaliatory 25 per cent tariff on $30 billion […]

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture is in a supportive role in the ongoing investigation into Bovine Tuberculosis in a herd, led by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The first case was confirmed on November 29th from tissue collected from a cow that was slaughtered at a federally-regulated abattoir in Alberta, and traced back to […]

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed three more cases of Bovine Tuberculosis in cattle from a herd in Saskatchewan. The first one was detected on November 29th. The SaskAgToday.com Roundtable discusses the recent development. Also, SARM is calling on the provincial government to re-instate the use of strychnine to deal with Richardson Ground Squirrels. However, […]

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says three more cases of Bovine Tuberculosis have been confirmed in animals from the same Saskatchewan herd as the first case that was detected on November 29th. However, the three infected animals were not born in the herd currently being tested.  The CFIA adds, in an industry notice on […]

The big story of the week came from the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation, where it was announced funding for the 2025 Crop Insurance Program would continue. The Roundtable also discussed the Saskatchewan School Boards Association approved to distribute funds from Ag Canada, to support local school food programs and a call from the Saskatchewan Association […]