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.
Read MoreSask 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.
Read MoreOn 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.
Read MoreWestern Canadian farmers are being penalized for early adoption of being better stewards of their land and now will compete against other countries who arrived late to no-till farming and benefited from technology bought and paid for in western Canada. Farms in western Canada will be at a monumental disadvantage to other nations; we were pioneers in soil conservation and are now being penalized for it.
Read MoreSaskatchewan farm organizations, the Soil Conservation Council of Canada and the Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association (SSCA) are encouraging farmers to participate in a review of the Government of Canada’s proposed Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Offset Credit System regulations. The proposed regulations are open for a 60‐day comment period from now until May 5, 2021. The proposed regulations are open for a 60‐day comment period from now until May 5, 2021.
Read MorePMRA’s Regulatory Proposal PRO2020-01 on Tank Mix Labelling indicates that “if a label contains no guidance related to tank mixing, then tank mixes are not permitted.” This is a reversal of PMRA’s long-standing 2009 guidance authorizing the use of tank mixes that do not have specific labels.* This proposed change appears to be administrative in nature, and not based on specific safety concerns as identified by the PMRA. This proposal is also not in alignment with the broader Government of Canada approach to reducing regulatory burden or with US regulations through the EPA, which will put Canadian producers at a disadvantage to their American counterparts.
Read MoreThe Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association (SSCA) Carbon Committee has been moving forward as representing Saskatchewan farmers in policy creation for soil carbon sequestration. The SSCA’s history in soil carbon over the past 30 plus years has built the foundation for our position in government discussions on soil carbon sequestration on agriculture soils.
Read MoreThe Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) is calling for the Government of Canada to undertake World Trade Organization (WTO) action to lift country-of-origin labelling (COOL) restrictions on durum in Italy.
Read MoreSask Wheat continues to be engaged in the ongoing value creation consultation led by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). Sask Wheat Chair, Laura Reiter, is participating on a producer panel that is providing feedback on the next steps of the consultation. For next steps, AAFC and the CFIA are planning an online survey for producers to provide feedback. Sask Wheat encourages all producers to participate in the online survey.
Read MoreThank you to everyone who was able to attend the Think Wheat meetings in Moose Jaw and Yorkton. The presentations are below in PDF format.
Read MoreSask Wheat is committed to being a part of a system that will maintain and grow funding for wheat research in Canada. This system needs to include a strong research effort by the public sector and continue to provide for public-private- producer partnerships.
Read MoreThe delivery of the newsletter was delayed as Sask Wheat received confirmation of the SR&ED tax credits later than anticipated from the Canada Revenue Agency. We apologize for the late delivery this caused.
Read MoreWestern Canadian cereal commissions including the barley, oat and wheat commissions from Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan are calling for major changes in the Government of Canada’s current consultation process on value creation.
Read MoreThe Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) is calling on Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to engage in broader consultations with Canadian grain farmers before making any changes to how research and variety development are funded for Canadian crops such as wheat.
Read MoreThe Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) is optimistic about the new United States – Mexico – Canada Agreement (USMCA), which will replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) once it is ratified by the governments of all three countries.
Read MoreThe Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) is pleased to see Canadian Grain Commission’s (CGC) Surplus Investment Framework outlined today as it will address areas important to Saskatchewan’s grain producers.
Read MoreThe Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) announced the commitment of up to $543,000 to five research activities under the Integrated Crop Agronomy Cluster (ICAC).
Read MoreCereals Canada and the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) are pleased to announce that Sask Wheat is the newest member of Cereals Canada.
Read MoreThank you to all the producers and industry representatives who attended the Think Wheat sessions in Weyburn and Tisdale.
Read MoreSaskatchewan producers will have access to very high coverage in 2018 as the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Program continues to improve.
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