Regina, SK – As part of ongoing efforts to help prepare workplaces for the legalization of cannabis, WorkSafe Saskatchewan has added some additional resources for employers to its website and launched an awareness campaign targeting Saskatchewan workers.
Find more information and resources on the WorkSafe website
Posted October 11, 2018
October 2, 2018
A group of concerned citizens from across Saskatchewan and Manitoba are raising concerns about Saskatchewan’s new Agricultural Drainage Policies. Farmers, ranchers, urban, rural, downstream landowners, and recreational users came together to deliberate and propose solutions to the ongoing negative effects of farmland drainage. Their concerns have been captured in an Insightrix Report “CALL TO ACTION” Findings from Farmland Drainage Roundtable Initiative.
Read the full press release here
Read the Insightrix Report here
Posted October 8, 2018
The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) welcomes the successful completion of negotiations of the new modernized trade agreement with the United States and Mexico. The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) replaces the former North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Trade between the North American countries is extremely important for the Canadian economy. The U.S. is Canada’s largest trading partner with exports to the U.S. totaling $420.6 billion in products in 2017, while trade with Mexico has been growing.
Posted October 3, 2018
Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association, September 25, 2018
Health Canada wants to end the use of products containing strychnine for ground squirrel control following a re-evaluation by its Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) which had environmental concerns about the potential poisoning of non-target animals. Health Canada had opened a 90-day public consultation that concludes on September 27. The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) is concerned because there is currently no adequate alternative to strychnine for controlling the overpopulation and infestation of Richardson’s Ground Squirrels (RGS), which can cause significant damage to agricultural operations in Saskatchewan. The SSGA is also disappointed that this consultation period took place during the peak of agricultural activity.
If you want to share your concern about the loss of strychnine as a useful tool in agriculture to manage the RGS population and about the timing of the consultation period, add your name to a petition going to Health Canada.
Click here to navigate to the Saskatchewan Stock Growers website and to participate in the petition.
Posted October 1, 2018
A Special Thank You to Saskatchewan Forage Council Sponsors
The SFC also gratefully acknowledges funding for…
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