Featured

Young farmers across Canada looking to sharpen their skills while making connections have an opportunity to attend a series of events hosted by Farm Credit Canada.

A collaborative effort is being made to conserve grasslands across the country. The Canadian Cattle Association, Ducks Unlimited Canada, and the Nature Conservancy of Canada created the Grasslands Conservation Initiative (CGI).

A Private Member's Bill aimed at exempting natural gas and propane used for certain farming practices from the carbon tax, is front-and-centre again in the Senate. It's possible, that debate over Bill 234 will resume, or be put over to another day.

Farm Credit Canada announced they are giving $1.5 million to 86 community groups nationwide to support rural capital projects.

Prices for all feeder steer and heifer weight categories are down, according to the latest cattle market update from Canfax. For the week ending October 27, Canfax reported feeder steer prices ranged from $493.

A new pork processing plant has been established at Moose Jaw. The plant plans to process the 200,000 cull sows that are currently exported to the U.S.

This week has been proclaimed as "Agriculture Week" in Yorkton by the Yorkton Exhibition Association and the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce.

Sharing agricultural products to the world was one of the messages sent in yesterday's (Wed) Throne Speech as well as from Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe.

Producers can now submit applications for the 2023 Canada-Saskatchewan Feed Program through the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation website.

The Underused Housing Tax is meant to curtail foreign ownership of housing through trusts in Canada's large cities. However, in some circumstances, farmers are being hit with the need to file a return for the Underused Housing Tax.