Tag Archives: Agriculture

McDonald's Canada is now a platinum sponsor of the Canadian Cattle Young Leaders (CYL) Program. They’ve been a long-time supporter of Canadian cattle farmers and ranchers and the sustainable pra...

A program that focuses on mental health in the agriculture community is expanding its services. The Manitoba Farmer Wellness Program (MFWP) will now include farm employees in its mental wellness and s...

Some important Prairie grasslands are being protected in southwestern Alberta. The Nature Conservancy of Canada said it’s partnering with the Bectell family to conserve 323-hectares of grassland...

Farm Credit Canada (FCC) has created a new tool for producers to start the process of planning for the future of their operation. The Farm Transition – Will and Estate Pre-Planning Tool is based...

Commercial beekeepers in Saskatchewan who were impacted by abnormally high colony losses in 2022 are getting financial support from the federal and provincial governments. The $1 million from AgriReco...

Pulp mill waste heading for a landfill could have a second life as an organic fertilizer. A University of Alberta research project suggested waste could help reduce the environmental impact of using c...

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said it has detected the presence of avian influenza at a non-poultry, non-commercial location in the central Okanagan. This is the 52nd place in B.C. where the con...

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and Bayer Crop Science announced a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) at COP28 to explore sustainable agriculture technologies, with a goal of lowering greenhouse gas...

Grasslands are one of the world’s most threatened ecosystems. Canadian ranchers say they want government funding to help them preserve it. More than 75 per cent of grasslands that once covered t...

Christi Friesen remembers her husband saying he knew that the cloud of depression over her was finally lifting when he saw her smile at the end of the gruelling 2016 harvest season.That October had be...