March 30, 2023 (Regina, SK) – The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) is looking forward to further information about several agricultural items included in Tuesday's budget. "The federal budget broadly addresses some important agricultural topics that APAS raised during the months leading up to yesterday's announcement," APAS President Ian Boxall…

December 6, 2022 (Ottawa, ON) – The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) continued its support for farmers and their right to repair farm machinery on Monday. APAS President Ian Boxall spoke before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry and Technology reiterating the importance of the right to repair our farm machinery. “Saskatchewan has the largest…

June 6, 2022 (Regina, SK) – The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) is calling on the federal government to trigger a Livestock Tax Deferral Program for 2022 as soon as possible. The measure would allow cattle farmers who sell part of their breeding herd due to drought in prescribed areas to defer the tax on the sale proceeds to the following year. “Many areas of…

March 23, 2022 (Regina, SK) – The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) is supportive of the provincial government’s 2022-23 budget for the Ministry of Agriculture. “While the province continues to manage the debt after COVID-19, APAS remains appreciative of the government programs geared towards helping agriculture thrive in Saskatchewan,” APAS…

June 20, 2023 (Regina, SK) – The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) is asking the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to weigh in on contract protections after the recent $60 million dollar loss Saskatchewan farmers are absorbing due to the unilateral contract cancellation of a buyer. “This is the second massive financial loss for Saskatchewan farmers…

May 29, 2023 (Regina, SK) – The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) supports extended interswitching provisions included in Federal Bill C-47 to increase rail competition and lower costs for hauling farm commodities. In a recent letter to the federal Minister of Transport, Omar Alghabra, and Chair of the Standing Committee on Finance, Peter Fonseca, APAS highlighted…

March 22, 2023 (Regina, SK) – The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) supports Saskatchewan's provincial Budget. The provincial Budget acknowledges the importance of agriculture to the provincial economy, as agriculture accounted for $18.4 billion worth of exports last year, despite it being the third consecutive year of drought."It's no secret that…

February 24, 2023 (Regina, SK) – The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) is calling on Transport Canada to implement the National Supply-Chain Task Force’s recommendation to expand railway interswitching zones in May 2023. The request was made in a letter to the Federal Transport Minister last week expressing support for the National Supply-Chain Task…