The Advance Payments Program is off to a “robust start” according to the Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA), one of the organizations that administers the program. The first cash advances were distributed Tuesday with over $310 million going to more than 1,750 farmers across Western Canada, noted the CCGA. Farmers can apply for up to […]
Today, the Water Security Agency (WSA) is updating its spring runoff forecast. Runoff is well underway across most of the southwestern and the southern areas of Saskatchewan. Warmer daytime temperatures combined with freezing overnight temperatures over the past month have resulted in a slow melt so far this spring. Snowfalls in late March brought 10 […]
The Manitoba government will provide farmers and producers with more than $150 million in supports, including $10 million to match federal AgriStability funding, Premier Wab Kinew announced today. “We’re standing up for Westman and Western Canada, and protecting your jobs,” said Kinew. “With $150 million in supports for agriculture, we’re making sure that farmers and […]
Pulse Canada President Greg Cherewyk and Executive Director of the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Carl Potts are back home after being in China for meetings with customers of Canadian pulses and other products. Canola oil, canola meal, and peas from Canada are subject to a 100 per cent tariff from China, while seafood and pork imports […]