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Agriculture minister reappoints Canadian Dairy Commission CEO Benoit Basillais
OTTAWA - Federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald says Benoit Basillais has been reappointed as CEO of the Canadian Dairy Commission. Basillais will serve an additional three-year term effective J...
Jun 01, 2026
'Just be amazed:' Alberta is seeing a cyclical outbreak of caterpillars
EDMONTON - Forest tent caterpillars are not entomologist Ken Fry's favourite insect but the black-coloured critters with vibrant blue-and-yellow marks do have a soft spot in his heart. They're why his...
Jun 01, 2026
Premier Moe says new trade deal with India would benefit Saskatchewan despite tariffs
REGINA - As Ottawa appears to inch closer to a trade deal with India, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he hopes the agreement addresses punishing tariffs on pulse crops. But Moe says if the deal do...
May 29, 2026
Seeding passes halfway point in Saskatchewan after slow, wet start to growing season
Farmers in Saskatchewan have made good progress on seeding after late snowfall and wet conditions slowed down the start of the season. According to the weekly crop report from the Saskatchewan Ministr...
May 28, 2026 After spring snowstorms and rainfall put a damper on the start of the 2026 growing season, producers have made solid progress on seeding, which is now 52 per cent complete across the province. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Soggy conditions mean some fields in Saskatchewan could go unseeded this season: APAS
Seeding is stalled for some farmers in Saskatchewan, as soggy conditions keep equipment out of the fields and the spring planting window narrows. Bill Prybylski, president of the Agricultural Producer...
May 21, 2026 Flooding in areas northeast of Prince Albert in May, 2026. Bill Prybylski, president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan, says some fields could go unseeded this season due to the wet conditions. (Darren Fladager/Submitted)
Opposition, unions fear federal cuts could undermine food security
OTTAWA - New Democrats and several unions are warning that federal job cuts and research facility closures will put food safety and security at risk. The federal government's website says it's plannin...
May 20, 2026
Quebec reimbursing farmers for fuel tax, says measure will help competitiveness
DRUMMONDVILLE - Quebec Premier Christine Frchette has responded to pressure from the agriculture sector, promising to reimburse millions of dollars to farmers for fuel taxes linked to the province's c...
May 15, 2026
Saskatchewan producers making progress on seeding after delayed start to season
Farmers across Saskatchewan made good progress on seeding over the past week, as they play catch-up after late snows and flooding delayed the start of the season in many parts of the province. Accordi...
May 14, 2026 Despite the solid progress producers across Saskatchewan made over the past week, seeding is still well behind the five-year average of 28 per cent and the 10-year average of 27 per cent. (650 CKOM file photo)
Controversies and consequences: Five things to know about the census
OTTAWA - People across the country completed their census forms this week, sharing details about their lives, which languages they speak and - for those who got the long-form census - information abou...
May 13, 2026
Committee calls for reversal of agricultural research centre closures
A House of Commons committee is recommending the government halt its decision to close agricultural research centres and experimental farm sites across Canada as part of its cost-cutting exercise. Agr...
May 12, 2026 Heath MacDonald, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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