The sun isn’t up yet, there is still frost on the windows. The town is quiet, dark, and there is only a handful of vehicles on the streets. The clock in the truck says 5:30. At North West Terminal Bart Brown already has a half hour of work in. He is in his happy place.

The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) is very pleased Bill C-208 passed in Canada’s House of Commons on Wednesday afternoon.

Seeding is underway in Saskatchewan, with nine per cent of the 2021 crop now in the ground. This is ahead of the five-year average (2016-2020) of six per cent for this time of year.

During an end-of-March meeting, Canada’s Prairie provinces discussed Agristability and some changes to the program, ultimately approving the removal of the reference margin limit.

This award is something we are proud of, as it is a testament to the amazing team at Owens & Sweitzer.

The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) held its 2021 Annual General Meeting on March 30, 2021. Following the meeting, the APAS Board of Directors re-elected Todd Lewis, APAS Representative for RM of Lajord #128, as President for 2021.

A study on cover crops and their uses by a University of Manitoba Ph.D. candidate could provide much-needed context and knowledge for the Prairies.

The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) is encouraged by the removal of the AgriStability Reference Margin Limit (RML), but is disappointed the program’s compensation rate was not increased.

The federal, provincial and territorial Ministers of Agriculture met virtually March 25 then announced that the reference margin limit aspect of AgriStability will be removed retroactive to the 2020 program year.

This morning federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau and Special Representative for the Prairies Jim Carr held a media event to discuss the latest on the AgriStability Fed/Prov Territories discussion about AgriStability improvements.

The following was brought to me by a subscriber. I promised that I would not publish his name, but I thought our readers might enjoy the read. This could pertain to young boys growing up anywhere in the prairies.

March brings warmer weather, a little mud (if you’re lucky), an awakening of gophers (if you’re less lucky), and the piano tuner.

Saskatchewan Stock Growers Foundation (SSGF) is pleased to announce it has been awarded $3.4M from the Weston Family Foundation Prairie Grasslands Initiative to collaborate on one of the largest prairie grasslands conservation efforts in Canadian history.

Despite a worldwide pandemic, Saskatchewan managed to post record numbers for agriculture exports in the province for 2020.

United Farmers of Alberta Co-operative Ltd. (“UFA”) approved a patronage dividend of $14.2 million to its membership at its virtual Annual General Meeting on Thursday, March 11, 2021.

What comes to mind when you hear the term ‘self-care’?
A day of pampering at a spa? A facial or manicure?

What happens when someone retires but after a while finds retirement is somewhat dull? Kerry and Linda Lang from Cereal, Alberta, found themselves in this exact circumstance, but they found a solution.

Agriculture producers find it rewarding when their offspring want to work full-time on the family farm. Joleen Shea is living testimony of a girl who grew up on the family farm, which she now operates full-time, along with the help of her father, Ron Shea.

This March, the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) is encouraging all Canadians to celebrate Safe & Strong Farms.

Discovering a new passion is a lot like falling in love for the first time. In the beginning, you just cannot get enough of it, and you wonder what you ever thought about before.