The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS), Alberta Grains, SaskBarley and Sask Wheat are raising serious concerns about the proposed merger between Bunge and Viterra and the resulting economic losses for producers.
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The Sask Wheat welcomes David Hunt as the new Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Grain Commission. On Apr. 23, 2024, the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, made the announcement stating Mr. Hunt's four-year term as Chief Commissioner of the CGC will begin on May 13, 2024.
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Sask Wheat has invested nearly $3 million over five years towards 13 projects through the Canadian National Wheat Cluster.
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The Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) committed $165,000 to six undergraduate and six graduate student awards and scholarships to students at the University of Saskatchewan’s (USask) College of Agriculture and Bioresources in 2023. That brought Sask Wheat’s total commitment to student scholarships and awards to $1,055,000 since 2015.
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The Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) committed nearly $1.8 million to 17 research projects funded through the Saskatchewan Agriculture Development Fund (ADF) in 2023.
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The Board of Directors of the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) has elected Jake Leguee as chair and Jocelyn Velestuk as vice-chair. Their positions are effective immediately.
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For students passionate about telling the story of agriculture, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture is proudly offering the Agriculture Student Scholarship for the fourteenth consecutive year. This year, the scholarship amounts available have been increased. To be eligible for this scholarship, applicants must be planning to take an agriculture-related post-secondary education program beginning in the fall of 2024. This program is designed to help us identify and develop young agricultural leaders in the industry.
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Leaders from four farm groups, including the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS), SaskCanola, Sask Wheat and SaskBarley, have penned a letter to Saskatchewan’s Agriculture Minister, urging the Government of Saskatchewan to conduct a thorough risk assessment concerning the proposed merger of Bunge and Viterra, which is currently under review by Transport Canada and Competition Bureau Canada.
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The Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) will welcome one new and three incumbent directors to its board following a summer-long nomination period. First-time director Cameron Reich will join returning directors Lesley Kelly, Jocelyn Velestuk, and Glenn Tait on the Sask Wheat Board of Directors.
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The nomination deadline is quickly approaching for director positions with both SaskBarley and Sask Wheat. The deadline to receive completed nomination forms for both organizations is Sept. 6, 2023, at 12 p.m.
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Sask Wheat is very pleased with the Canadian Grain Commission’s announcement to immediately repeal its recent decision to align some wheat primary and export standards on August 1, 2023.
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The Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) and the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) oppose a recent decision by the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) to tighten the primary elevator tolerances for test weight and total foreign material to export tolerances for most western Canadian wheat classes and are calling for a quick reversal of this decision.
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The nomination period for director positions with both the Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission (SaskBarley) and the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) is now open.
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The Canadian Wheat Research Coalition (CWRC) – a collaboration between the Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC), Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) and Manitoba Crop Alliance (MCA) – has appointed a new president, following the transition of hosting duties from AWC to MCA.
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Sask Wheat has approved $1.6 million in funding over two years to the eight Saskatchewan AgriARM sites. Each site will receive $200,000 which is going towards extension capacity, purchasing new equipment and furthering agronomic research which can increase wheat and whole-farm profitability.
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Unpredictable weather is nothing new for Saskatchewan farmers. Sask Wheat director Jake Leguee talked with Global Saskatoon about the concerns and affects of Saskatchewan’s recent snowfall. The storm hit central and southern parts of the province bringing some areas around 60 centimetres of snow delaying seeding.
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Sask Wheat provided feedback on behalf of Saskatchewan wheat producers to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) during the Sustainable Agriculture Strategy (SAS) consultations. The Sask Wheat submission states that through innovations, Saskatchewan farmers have been making meaningful emissions reductions on-farm for decades, while consistently growing more food, largely through per-acre yield increases.
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On December 12th, 2022, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada announced the launch of consultations to develop a Sustainable Agriculture Strategy (SAS) with the goal of “helping to direct collective action to improve environmental performance in the sector over the long-term, support farmers’ livelihoods and strengthen the business vitality of the Canadian agricultural industry.” SaskCrops, a collaboration of SaskBarley, SaskCanola, SaskFlax, SaskOats, Sask Wheat, and the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers, submitted a response on behalf of Saskatchewan’s annual crop producers.
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The Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) has committed over $467,000 to four research projects funded through the Alberta Agriculture Funding Consortium (AFC) in the 2022-2023 crop year.
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Sask Wheat Director Jocelyn Velestuk spoke before the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry on March 9 on behalf of the Grain Growers of Canada. The Committee is examining the status of soil health in Canada.
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