On November 17, the Agricultural Service Board Provincial Committee met with the Minister of Agriculture to discuss priorities for rural municipalities. Key topics included budget constraints, Richardson Ground Squirrel control, veterinary shortages, mental health in agriculture, and on-farm slaughter regulations. ASBs are encouraged to document impacts and prepare for future initiatives.
Join the 2025 ASB Gopher Impact Survey Today
The 2025 ASB Gopher Impact Survey, responding to Federal MP John Barlow, aims to compile evidence on the pest damage caused by Richardson's Ground Squirrels to inform agricultural policy. Farmers are encouraged to submit damage photos, with a target of 200 responses, to prompt timely government action for affected Prairie producers.
Richardson’s Ground Squirrel Update
**Updates** ASBPC meets with SARM on April 22, 2025 Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) SARM has been actively advocating for the reinstatement of strychnine for gopher control through multiple channels, including meeting with Pesticide Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) in Ottawa multiple times before strychnine was deregistered in 2023. They found PMRA to be unresponsive …
ASBPC Hosts RDAR Delegation
Meeting Highlights: On March 17, 2025 the ASBPC hosted CAO Mark Redmond and Vice Chair Josie Van Lent. This is the first time since 2022 that the ASBPC has hosted RDAR. Organizational Overview RDAR (Results Driven Agriculture Research) was established in 2019 with four research pillars: profitability, productivity, competitiveness, and sustainability Has invested $110 million …
Strychnine and Richardson’s Ground Squirrels
Resolution 11-23, Resolution 7-24 Strychnine is no longer registered for use on Richardson's Ground Squirrels and some ASBs are concerned that populations are again on the rise. Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) is the agency of Health Canada "responsible for the pesticide regulation in Canada. Created in 1995, this branch of Health Canada consolidates the …
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