Todd Lewis

SaskAgToday Roundtable: Todd Lewis appointed as Senator, Preliminary Runoff report released

SaskAgToday Roundtable: Todd Lewis appointed as Senator, Preliminary Runoff report released

Feb 14, 2025 | 3:02pm
Lots of change within the past week – from a new Executive Director appointed at SARM to a new CEO of the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association (now referred to as the Saskatchewan Cattle Association). Also, First Vice-President of the CFA Todd Lewis was appointed to the Canadian Senate, and the Water Security Agency released its Preliminary […]
Some farmers embracing the heat, others may be concerned

Some farmers embracing the heat, others may be concerned

Jul 11, 2024 | 4:47pm
Depending on the farmer, they’re either welcoming the hot weather or are a bit concerned. Vice-President of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture Todd Lewis farms near Gray, south of Regina. He says he finished spraying fungicide on his lentils and canary seed and some spraying for fusarium head blight on his durum wheat. His crops […]
Vice-President of CFA Paying Attention to various ag issues as Parliament resumes

Vice-President of CFA Paying Attention to various ag issues as Parliament resumes

Sep 18, 2023 | 4:54pm
Like back to school for kids, it’s back to Parliament for politicians from all political stripes. Today (Monday) was the first day of the fall session for MP’s. From an agricultural perspective, what’s old is new again as it’ll be Lawrence MacAulay’s first sitting as Federal Agriculture Minister since he replaced Marie-Claude Bibeau. Vice President of the Canadian Federation […]
Farm leaders 50 percent done harvest, yields average to “a little” above average

Farm leaders 50 percent done harvest, yields average to “a little” above average

Sep 12, 2023 | 3:50pm
Farm group leaders are not only in charge of their respective organizations, but are also producers themselves. The Chairperson of the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission Brett Halstead farms in the Nokomis area, north of Regina. Vice President of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture Todd Lewis farms near the hamlet of Gray, south of the Queen […]

Climate change a major focus of agriculture ministers meeting held this week

Nov 12, 2021 | 4:39am

The President of APAS presented to a meeting of Federal, Provincial and Territorial ministers earlier this week in Guelph, Ontario. Also representing the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, Todd Lewis says climate change was a major focus of the meeting. “Climate change is high on the agenda now and really in the general public right across […]

Nearly 200 Farmers Respond to APAS Grain Contract Survey

Nov 8, 2021 | 5:16am

Grain production contracts are a sensitive subject for farmers in severe drought areas this year. Even producers signing modest production contracts ended up paying the difference when they did not grow enough crop to meet terms of the deal. Rising grain prices have made those settlements even more expensive and there does not appear to […]

APAS urging elevator companies to be lenient with contracts after drought

Sep 5, 2021 | 7:42am

Grain companies are being urged to work with farmers to eliminate administration fees and reduce contract penalties during this years drought. The request comes from APAS and all 6 of the producer commissions. APAS president Todd Lewis says grain companies are being asked to consider rolling over contracts to next year and reducing or eliminating […]

Federal government sets aside $100 million for AgriRecovery

Aug 9, 2021 | 4:56am

Farmers affected by drought in five provinces—including Saskatchewan—are waiting for federal and provincial officials to complete the assessment of the disaster and how AgriRecovery can respond. AgriRecovery is a federal/provincial business risk management program which helps farmers in extraordinary drought and flood situations. The program is cost-shared on a 60-40 basis with Ottawa covering the […]

APAS says recent rain was desperately needed, but still need more

Jun 14, 2021 | 7:19am

The recent rainstorm that hit southern Saskatchewan is just what farmers needed, says APAS. President Todd Lewis says while it may have been a nuisance in the cities, farmers were extremely happy to receive the much-needed moisture. “Overall, it’s good news,” said Lewis. “A lot of the rain hit in areas where it was very […]

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