farm support

Federal Agriculture minister celebrates Tuesday Feb 23 as Canada’s Agriculture Day

Feb 23, 2021 | 5:03am

Canada’s Minister of Agriculture is asking consumers to raise a fork to farmers Tuesday, for Canada’s Agriculture Day. Marie-Claude Bibeau wants Canadians to show appreciation for the hard work done by farmers to provide a safe and stable food supply. Bibeau suggests consumers look to locally-grown food for their meals where possible. Last year, Canadian […]

Sask. producers to benefit from federal Emergency Business Account program

Oct 27, 2020 | 4:45am

Saskatchewan livestock producers are expected to benefit from Ottawa’s expanded Emergency Business Account program. Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association chair Arnold Balicki says the interest free loan will enable producers to delay selling their livestock until prices show improvement. He says prices usually drop during the busy fall calf marketing period. The federal government introduced the $40,000 […]

Sask. farmers hope for improvements to farm support programs

Sep 16, 2020 | 5:07am

Saskatchewan farm groups are calling for major improvements to farm support plans. Federal and provincial agriculture ministers meet next month in Guelph with Ottawa promising several options to improve business risk programs. Federal agriculture minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says she has several proposals to bring to the table with her provincial counterparts but would not elaborate. […]

Wexit and farm support among issues raised in Sask legislature

Dec 3, 2019 | 3:02pm

  NDP Ryan Meili leveled criticism at Premier Scott Moe Tuesday for delays in denouncing Wexit, a western separatist movement. Meili says it was embarrassing to see the Premier flirt with the idea of western separatism. But Scott Moe says he was proud to chair a meeting this week of premiers to discuss a consensus […]

APAS calls for enhanced farm support programs

Jul 17, 2019 | 8:00am

APAS is calling on federal and provincial agriculture ministers to strengthen farm support programs. President Todd Lewis is in Quebec City this week for a meeting of farm leaders and agriculture ministers from across the country. He wants to see improved farm business risk programs. Lewis says farm support programs like agristability and crop insurance […]

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