Canadian Ag News

REGINA—The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) is expressing concern over the proposed changes to capital gains tax regulations and calling for a pause on them. With parliament’s recent prorogation, many people are left wondering how the proposed changes to capital gains tax rules are allowed to continue. While the changes are left in limbo, […]

This week wasn’t short on stories to share. The Western Canadian Crop Production Show wrapped up for another year, as well as the Saskatchewan Crops Forum; both were in Saskatoon, and both had numerous announcements made. It was announced on Tuesday the federal government gave the green light to the Bunge-Viterra merger but with more […]

The federal and Saskatchewan governments have announced a total of $9.4 million in funding for crop-related research, in addition to $5.4 million in co-funding from industry partners for a combined total of $14.8 million in 2025. Industry partners include the following groups: “The continued support from federal and provincial governments of the ADF is greatly […]

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture is in need of additional crop reporters for this growing season. As of November 28th, 2024, the Ministry of Ag has 209 Crop Reporters throughout the province. A map shows R.M.s with a reporter highlighted in green and a red dot, while those without a crop reporter are highlighted in […]

The federal government has approved Bunge’s acquisition of Viterra, with conditions attached. The conditions, Transport Canada says in a news release published on Tuesday, are meant to “ensure that the acquisition will not have a negative impact on competition in Canada’s grain and oilseed sector, notably for grain purchasing in Western Canada and the sale […]

The Canada Grains Council is glad the CUSMA dispute settlement panel ruled in favour of the U.S. regarding imports of genetically modified corn into Mexico. In February of 2023, Mexico instituted a ban on imports of dough and tortillas made from GM corn and had plans to reduce GM corn use in animal feed and […]

On the SaskAgToday.com Roundtable with Chief Agricultural Editor Kevin Hursh, 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young, and GX94 Agriculture Director Doug Falconer: -The week got off to a hot start with Justin Trudeau announcing his resignation. Kevin shares his reaction to the announcement and how that affects everything else in the short-term. -The Canada Grains […]

Nathan Phinney, President of the Canadian Cattle Association, says work remains the same following the resignation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In an interview with SaskAgToday, Phinney says they’re focused on relationships with the United States, especially with the looming threat of 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods, and talked about what the CCA […]

Following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation announcement on Monday, preparations are being made for what’s next in the weeks and months ahead. President of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture Keith Currie explains what they’re doing for the short-term and provides reaction to this week’s announcement.

Weather in the last month of 2024 for Saskatchewan brought a mixture of freezing rain and snow as well as cold and warm temperatures. Environment Canada Meteorologist Danielle Desjardins says December started colder than normal before warm Pacific air came through to bring temperatures up. The cold returned in the middle of the month then […]