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The Saskatchewan government has put a moratorium on new wild boar farms, after decades of expanding feral swine populations.  The province also says existing farms will require licensing and regular inspection. Toby Tschetter, the chair of Sask Pork, says the regulations will help the industry respond to animal escapes and potential disease outbreaks. Research from the University […]

Seeding is virtually complete across Saskatchewan with just one percent of acres left and that is because of all of the rain we have been enjoying, and cursing this spring. The highest rainfall recorded was around Rosthern, with 95 mm. The Nipawin area reported 75 mm followed by the Biggar area at 72 mm. Although […]

WESTERN PRODUCER – Looming changes to Canada’s capital gains inclusion rates will increase average taxes by 30 per cent on the country’s family-run grain farms, putting their futures at risk, according to research conducted by the Grain Growers of Canada (GGC). “Our research shows that an average grain farm in Canada, most of which are family owned […]

BRUSSELS (AP) — Farmers threw beets and sprayed manure at police on Tuesday as hundreds of tractors again sealed off streets close to the European Union headquarters, where agriculture ministers sought to ease a crisis that has led to months of protests across the 27-member bloc. The farmers are protesting what they see as excessive red tape […]

Christi Friesen remembers her husband saying he knew that the cloud of depression over her was finally lifting when he saw her smile at the end of the gruelling 2016 harvest season. That October had been brutal, with three storms dumping about 20 centimetres of snow on the couple’s Peace River, Alta., grain farm. On […]

For decades producers and those tied to the agriculture industry have heard the famous line “Good afternoon, and good farming”, as 620CKRM Ag News Director Jim Smalley signs off his show”Saskatchewan Agriculture Today”. Smalley has been the agricultural news director at 620CKRM for 40 years and recently announced that he will be retiring in the […]

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 […]

October is Agriculture month in Saskatchewan, and is an excellent time to connect those who grow food with consumers. The executive director of Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan, Clinton Monchuk, says one of the goals is to generate authentic conversations between urban residents and farmers. “We’ve had quite a few more inquiries that have come […]