CFIA releases the Federally Reportable Disease Report for April 2025
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is releasing an update with April stats on federally reportable diseases.
As of April 30th, there have been 17 cases of avian influenza, with three in British Columbia, one in Alberta, three in Saskatchewan, and two in Manitoba.
King Charles III will have a chance to try Saskatchewan made products
The Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, the Honourable Bernadette McIntyre, and her husband, Mr. Rich McIntyre had a private audience with King Charles today at Buckingham Palace.
Their Honours presented the King with lentil and chickpea snacks from the Three Farmers company of Saskatoon. Saskatchewan is a major producer of pulse crops.
A jar of Savoury Dill Pickle Mustard from Gravelbourg Mustard. The province is the world’s largest exporter of mustard seed.
Farm groups welcoming Heath MacDonald to his new role as Federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
The Canadian Federation of Agriculture President Keith Currie says Canadian agriculture is at a critical juncture, with the recent dramatic rise of trade uncertainty, high costs, and more frequent extreme weather events.
He notes during the recent election, the CFA made the priorities of Canadian farmers very clear: farmers need to see a focus on competitiveness, resiliency, and maintaining rule-based trade.
Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame welcomes new inductees
The Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame will officially recognize six outstanding individuals who will be formally inducted into the Hall and honored for their lifetime of achievements and contributions in agriculture.
Reed Andrew, President of the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame, says this award recognizes a lifetime of commitment, innovation, and plain hard work to help strengthen and grow Saskatchewan’s agricultural sector.
"Congratulations to this year’s inductees; they have made a lasting impact on agriculture and the province as a whole."
Cargill Case Ready workers union asks for secondary picketing at all Wal-Mart, Sobeys and Loblaw locations in Alberta
The numbers are in and Cargill Case Ready workers (members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 401) have voted 100 per cent in favour of a strike.
The Calgary-based plant produces counter-ready meat from Cargill's beef plant at High River cutting, weighing and packaging it for retail.
Key issues in the negotiations focus around income security, overtime and a lack of guaranteed hours.
The union - UFCW Local 401 - has applied to the Provincial Government for secondary picketing at every Wal-Mart, Sobeys and Loblaws location in Alberta.