BASF is investing $27 million to expand its Canola Breeding Centre of Innovation in Saskatoon with the hopes of refining and accelerating the development of hybrid canola.
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BASF announces $27M Saskatoon canola breeding facility expansion
Canada, India team up on new pulse protein centre
Saskatchewan announced in a press release on March 3, 2026 it will team up with India on a proposed new pulse protein centre of excellence north of New Delhi.
India, Canada aim for trade pact by year-end, propose pulse protein ‘centre of excellence’
India and Canada will aim to conclude a free trade pact by the end of this year, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Monday during his first visit to New Delhi.
Saskatchewan premier heads to India for trade talks
Saskatchewan premier Scott Moe said a trade mission to India will focus on agriculture, potash and uranium as the province seeks trade opportunities and solid trading relationships in that market.
How a single-store family-owned ag equipment dealership prevails
Six decades on, Wheatbelt Sales’ current owners in eastern Saskatchewan talk about what it takes to remain viable in today’s machinery marketplace
A family-owned, single-store farm equipment dealership is increasingly rare. But the Sowa family at Wadena, Sask., say they have no plans to change thebusiness model.
AgraCity’s farmer customers still seek compensation
Many Prairie farmers have paid for herbicides and fertilizer from the troubled company but have never received them
Prairie farmers owed product by AgraCity are now sharing their experiences with the crop input provider as they await some sort of resolution to the company’s woes.
PMRA denies strychnine emergency use request
Saskatchewan and Alberta had asked the agency to approve emergency use
Emergency use of strychnine for the 2026 growing season has been denied by the Pest Management Regulatory Agency.
Saskatchewan announces forage insurance changes
Funding news, insurance changes and beef trade reactions dominated opening of the Saskatchewan Beef Industry Conference in Saskatoon
Funding news, insurance changes and beef trade reactions dominate opening of the Saskatchewan Beef Industry Conference in Saskatoon.
SaskOilseeds welcomes massive cut to Chinese canola tariffs
SaskOilseeds calls the announcement after the prime minister’s visit to Beijing positive
SaskOilseeds says farmers are relieved tariff reductions on canola seed are coming by March 1.
Saskatchewan rural municipalities cautiously optimistic on China deal
Saskatchewan rural municipalities say the Canada-China tariff progress is an important step toward restoring predictable market access.
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