The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan has proposed several steps that must be taken to help producers cope with current drought conditions. “APAS is calling on both levels of government to initiate a drought‐related AgriRecovery assessment. For many producers, 2021 follows a long period of below‐average moisture,” said APAS president Todd Lewis. “We…

A coalition of Saskatchewan producer groups is calling for the creation of an Export Sales Reporting Program to improve market transparency for farmers. Groups represented in the coalition include APAS, SaskBarley, SaskCanola, SaskFlax, SaskOats, Saskatchewan Pulse Growers, and Sask Wheat. The producer groups believe Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s current review of the Canada Grain Act…

The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) is calling on the Government of Saskatchewan to support farmers by increasing the AgriStability compensation rate to 80 per cent. “Farmers are once again facing a tough year,” said APAS President Todd Lewis. “It’s only June, and we’ve already seen record dry conditions, little rain in many areas, and now we…

The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) is pleased with today’s announcement by SaskTel and the provincial government to help further improve rural connectivity across the province. This new investment of $50 million will bring critical infrastructure to 24 additional communities, plus create an opportunity for smaller providers to accelerate service delivery in even…

Following six months of research into the causes of poor rural internet and cellular service, APAS has released the final report and recommendations of its Rural Connectivity Task Force (RCTF). The RCTF’s findings will be presented at a virtual press conference on Wednesday March 31 at 11:00 am CST. Access the press conference here. “We’ve spent months meeting industry…

The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) is calling on all Canadian Senators to support the best interests of our country’s agricultural producers by voting in favour of Bill C-208. APAS understands the vote on Bill C-208 will take place very soon in the Senate and is asking all Canadian Senators to get this important legislation passed. “This bill needs to pass in…

APAS is encouraged by the removal of the AgriStability Reference Margin Limit (RML), but is disappointed the program’s compensation rate was not increased. “It’s good news that the provincial and federal Ministers of Agriculture agreed on the removal of the Reference Margin Limit yesterday,” said APAS President Todd Lewis, “but farmers’ costs and business…

  The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) welcomes the proposed changes by the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) to reduce fees for grain inspection and weighing services saving producers almost $14 million in 2021-22 and then up to $20 million in later years. "We have been calling for more transparency in the system, and are happy the Commission has responded to…