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A different approach to upcoming annual farm group meetings

A different approach to upcoming annual farm group meetings

Some changes are coming to the meeting events organized by the crop commissions in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta over the next couple of months.
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Forum being organized to discuss the future of agriculture

Forum being organized to discuss the future of agriculture

Nearly 10,000 randomly selected farms and ranches across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba will have received an invitation to participate in a Citizens Assembly on Agriculture.
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Moose Jaw home to a new pork processing plant

Moose Jaw home to a new pork processing plant

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.
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Deadline to file a return for Underused Housing Tax around the corner

Deadline to file a return for Underused Housing Tax around the corner

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.
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Commercial truckers face stiff competition from farmers

Commercial truckers face stiff competition from farmers

It has become increasingly attractive for farmers to own a semi to haul their own grain to market rather than relying on custom truckers.
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Some changes to AAFC's outlook report for principal field crops

Some changes to AAFC's outlook report for principal field crops

The market analysis group of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has issued a new outlook report for principal field crops.
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Hursh: Grain market observations

Hursh: Grain market observations

I don’t claim to be a market analyst, just an analyst of analysts. I follow several market commentaries quite closely and have a few observations about which crops seem to have upside market potential and which ones don’t.
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Hursh: Your crop insurance bill has arrived

Hursh: Your crop insurance bill has arrived

As I combined a thin, low-yielding field of mustard, a call came from my spouse/office manager. Amongst her information to pass along was the arrival of the annual bill from Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation. “How much does SCIC want?” I asked.
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Opinion: Cattle sector pushes for AgriRecovery

Opinion: Cattle sector pushes for AgriRecovery

What can be done to help cattle producers facing another year of drought and serious feed shortages? The Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association has held well attended meetings in Kindersley, Perdue, Cabri and Cadillac to address the issue.
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Recycling Lawrence MacAulay a poor choice

Recycling Lawrence MacAulay a poor choice

It’s back to the future. Lawrence MacAulay has returned as federal agriculture minister. Despite the warm words of welcome from farm organizations across the country, I suspect the actual response was surprise followed by a collective groan.
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