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New Holland ultra-dealer expands Saskatchewan reach

Sep. 3, 2020 at 11:31 am CDT

Manitoba New Holland ultra-dealership Mazergroup is expanding its reach further into eastern Saskatchewan with a deal to buy three dealerships there. Brandon-based Mazergroup announced Tuesday it has assumed ownership of Yorkton New Holland, Raymore New Holland and Watrous New Holland, effective Sept. 1. The three operations’ dealer principal, David Marshall, […]

Zimbabwe says foreign white farmers can apply to get back seized land

Aug. 31, 2020 at 6:20 pm CDT

By Reuters

Newfoundland to revamp ag oversight in shuffle

Aug. 20, 2020 at 6:01 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

New finance minister Freeland no longer to spearhead U.S. relations

Aug. 19, 2020 at 5:09 pm CDT

By David Ljunggren Steve Scherer

Feds put up $58.6 M for temporary foreign worker supports

Jul. 31, 2020 at 1:53 pm CDT

By D.C. Fraser

Opinion: Ending carbon tax not an electable position for leadership candidates

Jul. 31, 2020 at 12:06 pm CDT

Glacier FarmMedia – Canadians can be forgiven for offering little more than passing shrugs at the ongoing Conservative Party of Canada leadership race. The ongoing pandemic, the governing Liberals’ handling of it, and the WE Charity scandal side dish are consuming our attention. At least for me, the political and […]

By D.C. Fraser

Driving up the cost of seed

Jul. 31, 2020 at 11:03 am CDT

The summer of 2020 will go down in history for changing the fundamentals of grain production in Canada. And it seems many farmers are not even aware this is happening. I am talking about the ratification of Seeds Canada. I hear you ask, “Who, or what, is Seeds Canada?” Seeds […]

By Gerald Pilger

National COYF cancelled for 2020

Jul. 27, 2020 at 1:00 pm CDT

The national Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmer (COYF) event, previously scheduled to be held in Saskatoon in December this year, has been cancelled due to COVID-19. In a statement in the ‘Land Leader’, the official publication of the COYF program, Steve Cooper, the organization’s chair, said, “the Saskatchewan Hosting committee for […]

By Glacier FarmMedia staff

CPC leadership hopefuls list ending carbon tax as priority for agriculture

Jul. 25, 2020 at 12:46 pm CDT

Removing the carbon tax is the main priority for the two top Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) leadership candidates, according to a recent survey. Peter MacKay and Erin O’Toole, considered the front-runners in a small field of leadership hopefuls, listed eliminating the environmental policy in response to a series of […]

By D.C. Fraser

Agricultural Youth Council members introduced

Jul. 25, 2020 at 12:05 pm CDT

Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau has named the 25 young people chosen to sit on the inaugural Canadian Agricultural Youth Council. Members of the council (see list below) are expected to offer suggestions on government priorities and identify problems and solutions for Bibeau. “That was quite a challenge actually, because we […]

By D.C. Fraser