Ag News

There were some influential people attending the Saskatchewan Cattlemens Associations' (SCA) drought town halls.
 
Not only were SCA CEO Grant McLellan and SCA Chairman Keith Day helping to run the show, but members of other agricultural groups like Ray Orb, president of the Saskatchewan Association of Municipalities attended to listen in.
 

Producers in the west-central region are watching their crops ripen quickly. While lentil crops have been harvested this week, most producers anticipate they’ll begin harvest soon.

Canada Beef has launched its new Information Gateway, in an effort to spread the word about how many recipes the meat can be used in.

The new resource is comprehensive in terms of beef, says Executive Director of Consumer Marketing Joyce Parson.

Saskatchewan's latest crop report is showing that some producers are already moving into harvest thnaks to excessive drought.

Mackenzie Haldun, Crop Extension Specialist with the Ministry of Agriculture, explains the current state of that work.

Producers have now had the chance to attend two town halls on the ongoing drought. 

The Saskatchewan Cattmens Association (SCA) hosted the first event on Tuesday in Cabri and the second yesterday in Cadillac. 

The Southwest communities are both central to two of the most affected regions, making them good spots to gather cattle producers. The SCA invited these folks to share their concerns and to communicate with them on what they need so they can work together. 

Attending Cabri's meeting was Robert James Samuel Stuart, a local cattle and grain producer.

As the cold creeps closer and closer, the Farmers Almanac has released its forecast for the 2023-24 winter season.

The forecast covers all of North America, with forecasts usually being broken down by region.

For this winter, the forecast has put the prairies at an average amount of snowfall with very cold conditions.

New funding is now available for initiatives to support Indigenous participation, address barriers and build on opportunities in the agriculture and agri-food economy from the federal and provincial governments.

From the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lawrence MacAulay and Manitoba Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson announced the change.

While tense at times, the conversation was one of insight and open communication in Cabri yesterday. 

The Saskatchewan Cattlemens Association held talks for cattle producers during a Town Hall meeting. Yesterday's meeting was hosted in the Cabri community centre. 

Producers who made it out to the meeting had a chance to talk to SCA CEO, Grant McLellan, SCA Chairman Keith Day, and other officials and experts that were able to make it to the meeting. 

The Conservative party's agriculture critic says the Liberal government isn't fighting for Canadian producers.

The United Kingdom wants to join the Asia-Pacific trading block which includes Canada and ten other countries.

Foothills MP John Barlow says while the Conservatives are pro-trade and don't oppose the UK becoming part of the bloc, there need to be changes.

It's been one week since the Prime Minister shuffled his cabinet.

John Barlow, the Conservative Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Agri-Food says he's disappointed with the decision to return Lawrence MacAulay to the role of Federal Agriculture Minister.