Saskatchewan agriculture

At Tuesday’s annual meeting of the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Association, a resolution on variety use agreements, also sometimes referred to as trailing royalties, received a great deal of debate culminating in a very close vote. Sask Pulse has a breeding agreement with the private plant breeding company Limagrain and royalties will be part of the […]

Six individuals will be enshrined into the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame this spring, the organization announced Tuesday afternoon from the Nufarm Information Theatre at the Western Canadian Crop Production Show in Saskatoon. Abdul Jalil, Brian Olsen, Bruce Coulman, Grant Carlson, Les Johnston, and Stewart Stone will be inducted at a ceremony on April 13 […]

Thousands of people, many of them farmers, will gather at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon this week for the 41st annual Western Canadian Crop Production Show. The format for this year’s show has changed from three-and-a-half days to three days. It runs Tuesday to Thursday with hours for the first two days 9 a.m. to 5 […]

Farmers who do business with Viterra may be breathing a sigh of relief. Late Thursday evening, Viterra presented its final offer to the Grain and General Services Union (GSU) Locals 1 & 2, which represents 436 employees. On Friday, Union officers gathered to review details of the offer and decided “it is in the best […]

After prolonged negotiations, Viterra unveiled a new Final Offer to the GSU bargaining committee following the rejection of the initial proposal in November 2023. A meeting with the elected officers of Locals 1 and 2 is set for today at 9:30 a.m., to review the details of this latest proposal. As the situation unfolds, stay […]

Viterra responded to the 72-hour strike notice issued by the union representing its employees. In a statement, the company says its committed to safety in the workplace and providing its workers with “competitive pay and benefits within a performance-based process.” Both sides have Wednesday and Thursday to negotiate a new deal, and if no progress […]