The Western Producer

The Western Producer is a weekly magazine located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, focused on delivering news relevant to farmers in western Canada. It holds the title of the largest publication of its kind in the entire country. In 1923, Harris Turner and A.P. "Pat" Waldron founded the Modern Press publishing company in Saskatoon after Turner's earlier publication, Turner's Weekly, which started in 1918, came to an end. The first issue of The Progressive was published on August 24, 1923, and the following year, the name was changed to The Western Producer.

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Funds to pad Manitoba agriculture against tariff pain

3 days ago | producer.com | Miranda Leybourne

Glacier FarmMedia – The Manitoba government has laid the latest brick in their defence plan against the economic fallout of Canada’s ongoing trade war; this one targeted at agriculture. Speaking at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair in early April, and then later in the day at Brandon’s Maple Leaf Foods, Premier Wab Kinew said the province would be bolstering the safety net offered by agricultural business risk management programs.
Western Canadian feeder market continues upward trend

1 week ago | producer.com | Jerry Klassen

For the week ending April 12, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $5-8 higher on average. Quality genetic packages made fresh historical highs. It’s that time of year when calf numbers decline and many backgrounding operators liquidated inventory prior to April. Feedlot operators shrugged off the lower futures market early in the week.
Manitoba cattle producers can manage difficult labours with tested strategies

1 week ago | producer.com | Miranda Leybourne

Glacier FarmMedia – With calving season well underway, producers can benefit from some key techniques and advice for dealing with difficult or obstructed labour. The first two important steps in working with calving dystocia, as it is formally called, are figuring out why the calf isn’t coming and knowing when to intervene, said Dr. Shania Jack, who works out of the Morden Vet Clinic in Morden, Man.
Reminding Americans why Canada matters

1 week ago | producer.com | Robert Arnason

WINNIPEG – There’s one thing that Canadian farmers and all Canadians need to know, says Stephen Heckbert. South of the border, no one is talking about Canada. Follow all our tariff coverage here Read Also Glyphosate class action moves forward in Canada Multiple law firms across the country – in Saskatchewan, Ontario, British Columbia and elsewhere – are now recruiting Canadians to join a class action lawsuit related to Roundup and cases of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
Positive sign for biofuel sector

1 week ago | producer.com | Sean Pratt

SASKATOON — United States oil industry and biofuel groups are pushing for a massive increase in the country’s biodiesel and renewable diesel mandate. A coalition, led by the American Petroleum Institute, is asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set the biomass-based diesel Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) at 5.25 billion gallons for 2026. That would be a whopping 57 per cent increase over the 2025 mandate of 3.35 billion gallons.
Infrastructure plan required post-election

1 week ago | producer.com | Karen Briere

REGINA — If he were prime minister for a day, Murad Al-Katib would immediately spend $100 billion on trade infrastructure. The CEO of Regina-based AGT Foods said transportation corridors and gateways are essential to future success, particularly in this time of global trade disruption.
Potential benefits from U.S. maritime executive order

1 week ago | producer.com | Sean Pratt

SASKATOON — Canadian farmers and exporters could greatly benefit from one of Donald Trump’s latest executive orders. The President of the United States signed the Restoring America’s Maritime Dominance executive order on April 9. The goal of the order is to resurrect the moribund U.S. shipbuilding industry.
Railways eliminate carbon surcharge

1 week ago | producer.com | Karen Briere

REGINA — Farmers said they are happy and relieved that Canada’s two major railways have removed their carbon tax surcharges. The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan had long advocated for the removal of the surcharges, saying they affected farm profitability. Carbon surcharges were implemented to cover costs associated with emissions and fuel consumption.
U.S. tariffs might help exports

2 weeks ago | producer.com | Sean Pratt

SASKATOON — The Trump tariffs that Canada’s agriculture sector had been fearing for months could turn out to be a big competitive advantage, say industry officials. U.S. President Donald Trump’s bark turned out to be worse than his bite.
Busting myths about Manitoba’s wild pigs

2 weeks ago | producer.com | Miranda Leybourne

Glacier FarmMedia – Efforts to control Manitoba’s wild pig population are ramping up, but the province’s situation differs significantly from the invasive pig crisis in the United States, says Wayne Lees, co-ordinator of Squeal on Pigs Manitoba. Wild pigs are a real threat to animal and human health because they contaminate water with E.