Reading Time: 2 minutes Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre promises EV action and calls for canola compensation
Poilievre promises EV action and calls for canola compensation
The Conservative leader’s Saskatchewan pit stop named the gas vehicle ban and canola tariffs as rural threats.
Sask. agriculture sector receives federal funding
Funds through PrairiesCan will assist in the continued growth of the province’s ag research and manufacturing
Reading Time: 2 minutes PrairiesCan funding will assist in the continued growth of Saskatchewan's ag research and manufacturing sectors.
Drake Meats to build new facility
Reading Time: < 1 minute Saskatchewan meat company Drake Meats Processors Inc. will be building a new meat processing facility in Saskatoon that is expected to employ 200 local people once fully operational.
Federal government vows to crack down on spent fowl fraud
Chicken imported under false pretenses costs the Canadian sector millions, says Chicken Farmers of Canada
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will be working together to crack down on spent fowl fraud.
National Farmers Union calls for ‘serious response’ to tariffs
National Farmers Union says a more long-term strategy is necessary, including a more substantial policy to external disruptions
Reading Time: 2 minutes The NFU says a serious response is needed to the tariffs, but any retaliatory measures must consider and protect Canadian farmers, farm workers and consumers.
Tariffs threaten Indigenous farmers says National Circle for Indigenous Agriculture and Food
Reading Time: < 1 minute U.S. tariffs threaten Indigenous farmers and agri-businesses, as well as community food security and economic sovereignty said the National Circle for Indigenous Agriculture and Food.
Nutrien says U.S. farmers likely to bear tariff costs
The United States imports over 80 per cent of their potash from Canada
Reading Time: < 1 minute Nutrien, the world’s largest potash producer, says U.S. farmers will face higher costs if tariffs are put in place.
Crop Production Show 2025: Spray drone research continues
Reading Time: 2 minutes While the use of spray drones for chemical application is still illegal in Canada, research on how to use them efficiently and effectively is ongoing.
Crop Production Show 2025: Episode two of Western Producer documentary launches
Reading Time: 2 minutes During a private event hosted by Glacier Farm Media during the 2025 Crop Production Show, the second episode of the Western Producer's documentary series, Welcome to the Farm Show, made its debut.
Agribition 2024: Indigenous Ag Summit focuses on community, partnership
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian Western Agribition’s 11th Indigenous Agriculture Summit focused on growing opportunities for Indigenous producers and using their ways of knowing to advance the ag industry.
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