Skip to content

Agriculture

Western wheat and barley commissions concerned about 2020 research activities

Western wheat and barley commissions concerned about 2020 research activities

The Canadian Wheat Research Coalition (CWRC) and the Canadian Barley Research Coalition (CBRC) are asking Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) to continue important wheat and barley research activities at AAFC’s western Canadian research stations
Agristability interim payments increased for Saskatchewan producers

Agristability interim payments increased for Saskatchewan producers

The federal and provincial governments have agreed to increase the 2020 AgriStability interim benefit payment percentage from 50 per cent to 75 per cent for Saskatchewan producers.
Major shutdown on the way for Saskatchewan's oil industry

Major shutdown on the way for Saskatchewan's oil industry

A major glut in the supply of oil led to oil prices tanking into negative territory, and the result will be a major shutdown of oil production as the lockdowns for the COVID-19 pandemic have severely cut into consumption.
Agristability enrollment deadline extended to July 3

Agristability enrollment deadline extended to July 3

Monday, Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit announced the AgriStability enrollment deadline for the 2020 program year has been extended without penalty to July 3, 2020.

Province and SARM introduce road ban exemptions for agriculture

To help lessen the impacts of many challenges in the provincial agriculture sector, the Government of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) have worked together to lift spring road bans for priority goods.
PSAC welcomes support from feds, but says more is needed

PSAC welcomes support from feds, but says more is needed

The Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC) welcomes the $1.7 billion for orphan and inactive wells and the $750 million for emissions reductions technologies announced Friday by the Government of Canada for the oil and gas sector.
Province holds April sale of oil and gas rights

Province holds April sale of oil and gas rights

The public offering of Crown petroleum and natural gas dispositions held on April 7 raised a total of $1,723,724, an average of $123.94 per hectare. This is the first of six oil and gas public offerings for the 2020-21 fiscal year.
Extension for expiring Energy Safety Canada tickets

Extension for expiring Energy Safety Canada tickets

Are your safety tickets expiring shortly, and you’re not sure how you’re going to recertify them with all the closures going on due to the outbreak of COVID-19? If your Energy Safety Canada (ESC) ticket was set to expire before Sept. 1, fear not.
Research underway to help cattle, bison industry

Research underway to help cattle, bison industry

To help protect Canada’s cattle and bison and maintain the country’s bovine tuberculosis-free status, scientists from University of Saskatchewan’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) and Parks Cana
Record number of oil and gas well abandonments

Record number of oil and gas well abandonments

Increase of 40 per cent over previous year
push icon
Be the first to read breaking stories. Enable push notifications on your device. Disable anytime.
No thanks