grain drying

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

Oct 19, 2023 | 5:34pm

Bill C-234 is facing more delays, following a vote by the Senate Ag Committee this morning. Committee members by a margin of 7-6 voted in favour of at least one major amendment to carve out an exemption from the carbon tax when it comes to drying grain, but not for heating or cooling barns. That amendment […]

SARM President Ray Orb joins conversation on Bill C-234

Oct 4, 2023 | 5:23pm

The Senate Ag Committee heard from the president of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM). Ray Orb is the latest to speak on Bill C-234, a private member’s bill that amends the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, which would make natural gas and propane used for grain drying and heating barns exempt from the carbon tax. […]

APAS President urges Senate to pass Carbon Tax Exemption on fuel for grain drying and heating barns

Sep 28, 2023 | 4:53pm

The President of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) is the latest in a long line of people trying to convince the Senate Ag Committee to pass Bill C-234. Ian Boxall wrote a letter, urging the upper chamber to pass the carbon tax exemption on propane and natural gas used to dry grain and heat […]