Several sectors deemed essential services are calling on governments to ensure

COVID-19 vaccines are provided to their workers. That includes meat processing plant employees. When the pandemic began disruptions in pork processing resulted in plant closures and impacted North American live hog prices. Sask Pork General Manager Mark Ferguson will discuss the impacts of the pandemic and praised the actions of western Canada's processors and farmers.

The federal government has released its Clean Fuel Standard that producers and distributors would have to follow under its climate plan. The goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by reducing the carbon in fuels people burn to run their cars or heat their homes. It is part of an overall federal strategy that the Liberal government says will allow Canada to meet or exceed its Paris climate agreement commitments.

It is expected it would increase the cost of a litre of gasoline by up to 11 cents over the next decade. Officials say the standard would reduce emissions by nearly 21 mega tonnes by 2030. What does this mean for farmers? Brian Innes with the Canola Council of Canada says there are benefits for canola producers because it would create a new, domestic market for their crop.

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