Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit believes the recent meeting of his federal, provincial, and territorial counterparts, was the most productive one. The meeting in Fredericton, New Brunswick was his 5th one, and is back home after missing the wrap up news conference on Friday to catch a flight back to the province. There were no […]
Saskatchewan livestock producers facing challenges from the dry conditions this season, have access to support from the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation. Sask. Crop Insurance is allowing additional acres of low yielding cereal and pulse crops to be diverted to feed. Acting Vice-President of Operations at Sask. Crop Insurance Lorelei Hulston says this applies to farmers […]
The federal and provincial government have agreed to increase AgriStability for Saskatchewan producers from 50 percent to 75 percent. The move comes as many of the province’s producers are locked in the middle of a severe drought. Federal Ag Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says by unlocking more funds through interim payments, more cash can be delivered […]
Federal agriculture minister Marie-Claude Bibeau has issued a statement after a virtual meeting with her provincial counterparts yesterday. She says it was a lead-up to the annual conference in Guelph in early September. Bibeau says she is working closely with the provinces to monitor and respond to the evolving drought in western Ontario, the Prairies […]
Agriculture Minister David Marit says there are no plans at this time to move the compensation rate for agristability from 70 to 80 percent. APAS has called on the province to raise the compensation rate to 80 percent, citing growing concern about crops. Marit says the biggest farm group request he had was to remove […]
APAS is calling on the provincial government to join other jurisdictions in increasing the Agristability compensation rate in Saskatchewan. The advocacy group says the compensation rate needs to be set at 80 percent, up from the current rate of 70 percent. Vice-President Bill Prybylski says farming is becoming riskier, and the compensation needs to adapt […]
The NDP is calling on the province to protect farmers from possible drought and improve the agristability support program. Opposition critic Trent Wotherspoon says farm groups support increased compensation levels under agristability. Highways minister Fred Bradshaw says the province is monitoring the moisture conditions. Bradshaw says its too early to determine if regions will […]
The provincial NDP leaders in Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba are urging their provincial governments to sign the federal government’s full AgriStability proposal. The call was made during a virtual media conference on Thursday with Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili, Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew and Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley. The premiers of the prairie […]
The Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association says removing the reference margin for agristability is good news for livestock producers. Arnold Balicki from Shellbrook is Chair of the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association. He says Agri-Stability changes announced last week will benefit cow-cow producers. He is a little disappointed there was no consensus to move the compensation rate from 70 […]
