Todd Lewis

• Saskatchewan senator, farmer Todd Lewis dies at 65

  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe also shared a message of condolences, saying Lewis was a community leader and advocate for his home province. 

  Canada

  Aug 2
  
• Saskatchewan farmers, Conservative MPs decry fertilizer emissions proposal

  Ottawa says its plan is not to establish a mandatory reduction in fertilizer use, but instead improve efficiency. Critics say prairie farming is already there.

  Canada

  Aug 5, 2022
  
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• Saskatchewan farmers faced with higher fertilizer costs: ‘It definitely affects our bottom line’

  Fertilizer helps farmers get off to a good start by supplying nutrients throughout the season, said Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) president Todd Lewis.

  Environment

  Jan 14, 2022
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• Many Saskatchewan farmers unable to fill grain contracts: industry survey

  The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan says more than 200 producers responded to its survey, highlighting the significant impact drought had on the industry.

  Canada

  Dec 1, 2021
• $252M agric-sector aid: APAS wants more federal funding for Saskatchewan producers

  APAS said the announcement falls far short of the $2.6 billion identified as the amount needed to avoid serious food insecurity and hardship to both farmers and consumers.

  Canada

  May 6, 2020
• 2 million acres of Saskatchewan crop still needs to be harvested from last year

  From dealing with weather to trade disputes and rail blockades, farmers in Saskatchewan have had a difficult year.

  Canada

  Mar 1, 2020
• Saskatchewan government, industries share concerns as CN Rail workers strike

  The Saskatchewan government has joined the calls of leaders in the agriculture and mining industries urging the federal government to act in the wake of a CN Rail strike.

  Economy

  Nov 19, 2019
• ‘Harvest from hell’: 2.7 million acres of canola left buried under snow in the Canadian prairies

  Heavy snow and rain during harvest on the Canadian Prairies have left several million acres of canola buried until spring, the latest blow in a miserable year that may compound farmer problems into 2020.

  Economy

  Nov 15, 2019
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• Sask. farmers exempt from mandatory semi driver training, but that could change

  Saskatchewan has introduced mandatory training for semi drivers, but farmers are exempt from the rule, for now.

  Canada

  Dec 7, 2018
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• Agricultural Producers Association of Sask. hoping to join fight against carbon tax

  The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan is standing with the province in its fight against a federally imposed carbon tax.

  Politics

  Nov 27, 2018