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Senators vote to amend Bill 234 to exclude heating and cooling barns from carbon tax exemption

Senators vote to amend Bill 234 to exclude heating and cooling barns from carbon tax exemption

Bill C-234 is facing more delays, following a vote by the Senate Ag Committee this morning.
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Feeder steer and heifer prices in Saskatchewan were mostly down last week: Cattle Market Update

Feeder steer and heifer prices in Saskatchewan were mostly down last week: Cattle Market Update

Saskatchewan cattle prices lost a little more momentum this past week, according to the latest Cattle Market Update issued by Canfax.
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Saskatchewan-based Prairie Clean Energy wants producers' flax straw

Saskatchewan-based Prairie Clean Energy wants producers' flax straw

A Saskatchewan-based company that focuses on providing sustainable and clean prairie-based biomass fuel, wants to buy flax straw from producers.
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Grain Samples needed for 2023 Harvest Sample Program

Grain Samples needed for 2023 Harvest Sample Program

The Canadian Grain Commission's Harvest Sample Program is up-and-running for the 97th year.
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Bill C-275 talk: Sask. Tory MP takes exception to comments of "Canadians don't have trust in farmers"

Bill C-275 talk: Sask. Tory MP takes exception to comments of "Canadians don't have trust in farmers"

The commons ag committee will again be discussing bill C-275 early next week, when parliament resumes following the Thanksgiving break.
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Cattle prices starting to lose momentum: Canfax Market Update

Cattle prices starting to lose momentum: Canfax Market Update

The latest cattle market update from Canfax, for the week ending October 6, indicates prices are starting to lose steam.
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Grand Opening held for new fertilizer facility in Rosetown

Grand Opening held for new fertilizer facility in Rosetown

A grand opening was held this morning (Wed) for a new fertilizer production facility in Rosetown. The AGT Soileos Production Facility is the result of an ongoing partnership between AGT Foods and Lucent BioSciences.
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Saskatchewan experiences largest increase of farmland value among provinces: FCC Report

Saskatchewan experiences largest increase of farmland value among provinces: FCC Report

The value of farmland has risen, despite availability for it being limited. That's according to Farm Credit Canada's (FCC) mid-year farmland values review, which looked at the average growth for the first 6 months of 2023.
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Discussion of private member's bill 275 gets heated

Discussion of private member's bill 275 gets heated

There was pushback this week, as the commons ag committee debates bill 275. The bill was introduced by Alberta tory MP John Barlow.
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Four Agriculture Groups want review of Bunge-Viterra merger done by the provincial government

Four Agriculture Groups want review of Bunge-Viterra merger done by the provincial government

Four farm groups want the Saskatchewan government to conduct a risk assessment into the proposed merger between Viterra and Bunge.
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