As harvest in the area begins to ramp up, rural Saskatchewan sees an increase in heavy equipment, with everything from combines to super-B’s on our grid roads and highways.
Read more about Please; Slow Down For Heavy Equipment, Including Graders …
“Farmers need cash to be able to get their crop in the ground this spring, and after the brutal last couple of years we’ve dealt with, reduced cash flow could really break people,” – farmer and APAS President Todd Lewis
Just before 1:30 pm on Sunday October 13th, 2019, a John Deere combine caught fire as the farmers worked to get a quarter of standing canola off of a field approximately 1-1/2 miles east of the Village of White Fox, SK in the RM of Torch River.
Read more about RM of Torch River; Combine fire …
Local artist, Lori Bradford , will be hosting a hands on workshop featuring Herbalist, Sherry Richards of Big River, SK – See below for details
By Sherry Richards, Herbalist, Big River, SK – Plants are food, and plants are medicine. Wild plants have been my biggest passion for 25 years. It all started with a book that I bought on a whim called “Useful Wild Plants of Saskatchewan” by Kahlee Keane. I took it to our cabin and left it there for another year. One day it asked me to pick it up and look inside. That little book changed my life’s path.
Read more about Sherry Richards: Making our own medicine from wild plants empowers us …
March 21, 2019 – The Canola Council of Canada (CCC) – While there was some initial optimism that Chinese concerns with canola trade could be resolved quickly, technical discussions to date have not indicated an immediate resolution is possible. Canola seed exporters report that Chinese importers are unwilling to purchase Canadian canola seed at this time.
Read more about China unwilling to purchase all Canadian canola; immediate resolution unlikely …
Randy Hoback, MP-Prince Albert, March 17, 2019 Media Release –Ottawa, Ontario – Today, members of the Standing Committee on International Trade members amended a Conservative motion inviting the Ministers of Agriculture and Agri-Food and International Trade Diversification to appear before Canadians and outline what the Liberal government is doing to restore market access to China for Canadian canola.
Read more about Liberals Block Minister of Foreign Affairs Appearance at Committee on Restoring Chinese Market Access for Canola …
December 28, 2018 Ottawa – The Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (CAFTA) is pleased that on December 30th the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will come into force.
Read more about CPTPP estimated to grow agri-food exports to CPTPP countries by 25% to $2 billion …
As the Government of Saskatchewan heads to court to fight the Federal Government’s decision to force a carbon tax on provinces that do not have a tax in place voluntarily, APAS has, until recently, been denied intervenor status in the landmark case.
Read more about APAS granted intervenor status in Saskatchewan’s Carbon Tax court case …
New Requirements Effective March 15, 2019
Saskatchewan Government Insurance; released on December 3, 2018 –Starting March 15, 2019, drivers seeking a Class 1 commercial licence in Saskatchewan to drive semi trucks will be required to undergo a minimum of 121.5 hours of training.
Read more about Saskatchewan Introducing Mandatory Minimum Training Requirements For Commercial Semi Drivers …