Canadian Ag News

A private member’s bill that would provide relief for Canadian farmers from the federal carbon tax, on natural gas and propane used for grain drying, will likely dominate discussion on Parliament Hill as MP’s and Senators return to work Monday following the holiday break. Before the break, members of the Senate passed two amendments to […]

The United Kingdom deciding to suspend bi-lateral trade negotiations with Canada over a handful of issues may be a tactic that could backfire, according to Canada’s High Commissioner Ralph Goodale. On Thursday, the U.K. announced the suspension of talks after Canada decided not to extend two temporary trade measures – a special quota on U.K. […]

Multiple rounds of bi-lateral trade deal talks between Canada and the United Kingdom have hit a roadblock. On Thursday, the U.K. decided to suspend negotiations with Canada ahead of the next meeting in February, after Canada decided not to extend a special quota for U.K. cheese imports and country-of-origin rules – temporary measures put in […]

The seeded acreages for flax and mustard are expected to drop dramatically this spring while large acreage increases are expected for oats, chickpeas and lentils.  Meanwhile, the price of almost every grain, oilseed and specialty crop is expected to drop, and in some cases, the declines are large. The projections are in the latest outlook by […]

It’s been a positive experience so far for a woman who was one of the first people selected in the Wheat Growers Farmer Mentorship Program. Carlie Bowditch says part of the reason she applied for the program is looking up to a member of the organization – Kaitlyn Kitzan – as well as a desire […]

A peer-to-peer platform for people in the agriculture industry to share their struggles with mental health, has been doing well since it launched last year. The Do More Agriculture Foundation launched “Ag Talk” at Canada’s Farm Show last June. Megz Reynolds, the Executive Director of Do More Ag, said the website has seen steady growth […]

It was another great day at the Western Canadian Crop Production Show 2024. Here is some of the content we created with some of the businesses at the show in Saskatoon. Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube Channel “Sask Ag Today” so you can keep up to date with everything ag!

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