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Sask. farmers won't be allowed to use strychnine to control gophers in 2026: Ag ministry
Saskatchewan farmers will need to use methods other than strychnine to control the population of gophers during the 2026 growing season. According to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, Health C...
Feb 03, 2026 Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has denied a joint emergency use request by Alberta and Saskatchewan that would have allowed farmers to use two per cent liquid strychnine to manage Richardson’s ground squirrels in 2026. (Butlerstockphotography1/Depositphotos.com)
U of S professor and crop breeder receives agriculture award from king of Sweden
A professor at the University of Saskatchewan has been awarded the Bertebos Price, which the university described as "one of the most prestigious agriculture awards in the world." Dr. Curtis Pozniak, ...
Jan 31, 2026 Professor Curtis Pozniak was presented with the award at a ceremony in Stockholm by King Carl XVI Gustaf on Wednesday. (Erik Cronberg/University of Saskatchewan)
Months after B.C. ostrich cull, why does protest movement persist?
Melody Leinweber's latest tattoo is a stylized portrait of an ostrich with a colourful beak, pink and turquoise stars around its head and a twinkle in its eyes. The mother of four from West Kelowna, B...
Jan 29, 2026
Food inspection agency to cut more than 1,300 jobs, says union
OTTAWA - The union representing employees at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said staff have been told 1,371 agency jobs will be cut as part of the government's cost-cutting exercise. The Agricult...
Jan 28, 2026
Cuts at federal agriculture centres will set sector back, union and farm groups say
The union representing workers at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and some farming groups are firing back at Ottawa over abrupt job cuts and closures. The Agriculture Union said Monday the decision t...
Jan 26, 2026 A program dedicated to organic and regenerative practices in Swift Current is ending. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM files)
Satellite-based system replacing Forage Rainfall Insurance Program in 2026
Saskatchewan is using satellites to measure soil moisture as part of its insurance coverage for the province's livestock sector. In 2026, Satellite Forage Insurance will replace the Forage Rainfall In...
Jan 24, 2026 Saskatchewan is using satellites to measure soil moisture as part of its insurance coverage for the province’s livestock sector.(Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan producers welcome China's decision to lift ban on Canadian beef
China only removed its years-long ban on Canadian beef days ago, but some producers could be selling their product there by next week. Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit said the first ship...
Jan 21, 2026 Chad Ross, chair of the Saskatchewan Cattle Association, said having China back as a market brings "a lot of added value, because they take those cuts that we normally don't eat here in Canada." (Marija Robinson/650 CKOM)
Scott Moe and Saskatchewan agriculture groups celebrate tariff deal with China
Saskatchewan's premier was joined by representatives from a number of agriculture groups at the University of Saskatchewan on Tuesday as he celebrated the tariff deal struck between Canada and China. ...
Jan 20, 2026 "What this is going to allow us to do is to get back to flowing our canola and pulse stocks to China, as well as many other countries around the world,” Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said during a speech at the University of Saskatchewan on Tuesday. (Libby Gray/650 CKOM)
Agriculture minister says first exports of canola seed and beef soon going to China
China is moving quickly to import Canadian canola and beef after Ottawa struck a deal with Beijing to reduce tariffs, Federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald said Tuesday. MacDonald told reporter...
Jan 20, 2026
Federal ag minister says diversification is key to stability after tariff deal with China
Last week, Prime Minister Mark Carney secured a preliminary trade deal with China, sharply reducing tariffs on Canadian canola seed and lifting other agricultural duties. In exchange, Canada will allo...
Jan 20, 2026 Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, back left, and Premier of China Li Qiang, back right, look on as Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Heath MacDonald, front left, and Sun Meijun, Minister of the General Administration of Customs in China take part in a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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