Tag Archives: agriculture news
Province commits to major investment in Grain Millers Drive north of Yorkton
A major transportation corridor north of Yorkton is set for long-awaited improvements as the Government of Saskatchewan announced it will cover up to half the cost of upgrading Grain Millers Drive. Th...
Aug 20, 2025 Highway Minister David Marit, Yorkton MLA David Chan, Agriculture Minister Daryl Harrison, Premier Scott Moe, Yorkton Mayor Aaron Kienle, Reeve of RM of Orkney Randy Trost. (Photo: Tanner Wallace-Scribner)
Ag Ministers agree to Agri-Stability changes
A few tweaks to Agri-Stability were among the highlights of a meeting of Federal, Provincial, and Territorial Agriculture Ministers last week. A news release from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada reit...
Jul 21, 2025
APAS calls for pause on capital gains tax changes
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...
Jan 28, 2025
Autonomous Equipment from John Deere designed to address labour shortage, increase productivity
John Deere unveiled its next generation of autonomous agriculture, construction, and commercial landscaping equipment Tuesday at the massive Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The Illinois based ...
Jan 08, 2025
Sask. Ministry of Agriculture releases new crop pest maps
The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture has developed new survey maps for various crop pests including pea leaf weevil, wheat stem sawfly, grasshoppers and cabbage seedpod weevils. The 2024 pea leaf ...
Nov 25, 2024
USask professor's research earns Mitacs award
SASKATOON - University of Saskatchewan Associate Professor Dr. Bishnu Acharya won the prestigious Mitacs Innovation Award for his groundbreaking work turning agricultural waste into canola meal, oat h...
Nov 21, 2024
"A mixed bag": Final Crop Report details conditions, average yields for crops and silage
The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture released its final Crop Report of the year on Wednesday morning - a summary of what transpired this growing season. Tyce Masich, a Crops Extension Specialist w...
Oct 30, 2024
Better safe than sorry: why getting price protection is important, even as cattle prices are strong
With strong cattle prices, the Livestock Price Insurance Program is offering the highest floor prices in the program's history. Cow-calf producers can lock in a profitable floor price for the calves t...
Apr 01, 2024
Cold weather limited information for Cattle Market Update
Not a whole lot of information to chew on when it comes to the Cattle Market Update, issued by Canfax. Provincial Cattle Specialist with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture Fonda Froats says this...
Jan 31, 2024
Deadline extension, additional R.M.s included highlight updates to Canada-Saskatchewan Feed Program
Livestock producers considering compensation for incurring extraordinary costs related to feed and/or transportation last year, due to drought conditions, have two extra weeks to apply to the Canada-S...
Jan 30, 2024
