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Former Saskatchewan farm leader appointed to Senate

Feb. 11, 2025 at 9:13 am CST

Todd Lewis, the former president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan, is now a Canadian senator.

Feds reduce interest-free portion of cash advance

Feb. 20, 2024 at 1:37 pm CST

By Karen Briere

PSAC federal worker strike could hit at grain transport

Apr. 28, 2023 at 4:17 pm CDT

By Don Norman

Carbon pricing not having ‘significant impact’ on grain drying, Bibeau says

Jun. 12, 2020 at 8:27 pm CDT

By D.C. Fraser

Carbon tax an eight per cent hit on net income, APAS says

Feb. 6, 2020 at 6:25 am CST

By GFM Staff

Nutrien merger’s effects ongoing a year later

Jan. 10, 2019 at 6:16 pm CST

CNS Canada — After clearing their regulatory hurdles, Canada’s Agrium and PotashCorp merged at the start of 2018 to become the world’s largest fertilizer company, Nutrien. The partner companies had made various promises at the time and many in Western Canada were cautious, hoping for the best but not fully […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Feed weekly outlook: Shortages expected for Prairie barley

Aug. 16, 2018 at 4:23 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Sales have slowed for feed grain buyers in Western Canada, as concerns continue to mount about feed shortages. “The confidence from the farmer is not (there anymore). He just wants to see some crop come into his bin. So we’ve definitely slowed in our buying,” said Brandon […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Nitrogen looking cheap across Prairies

Oct. 17, 2017 at 4:03 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Farmers in Manitoba may be looking to fill up on nitrogen fertilizer this fall as prices reach lows not seen in over a decade. “One retailer I talked to said it was the cheapest nitrogen prices in 15 years,” according to Dan Mazier, president of Keystone Agricultural […]

By Dave Sims

Saskatchewan offers provincial pasture leases to patron groups

Jun. 15, 2017 at 5:38 pm CDT

Cattle producers using provincial pastures heading into the final three years of the Saskatchewan Pastures Program (SPP) will get the first chance at leasing them. The province announced in March it would wind down the SPP, kicking off a public consultation process. Based on those consultations, the province confirmed Thursday […]

By Staff

Saskatchewan to tap farm leaders for drainage board

May. 16, 2017 at 6:55 pm CDT

Representatives from four Saskatchewan farmer organizations will sit on a new provincial advisory board on farm drainage policy. The provincial government on Tuesday announced the creation of two advisory boards: a policy development board and technical review board. Specific members haven’t yet been named to either board, but the province […]