Tag Archives: Agriculture

It's not uncommon for producers to spend more than 12 hours at a time in a machine or grain truck during harvest. So, it’s important to move or stand, even if just for a brief period according t...

An increase in the amount of rabies cases in Saskatchewan has prompted a public health warning advising people get themselves and their pets vaccinated. Dr. David Torr, medical health officer with the...

Saskatchewan beekeepers are breathing a little easier this summer as they prepare for their harvest this week.Over the past couple of years, Varroa mites killed a large portion of colonies in the prov...

The federal government is investigating allegations that a farm in southwestern Ontario sent six Jamaican seasonal workers home earlier than planned after they protested their living and working condi...

B.C. farmers say they’re increasingly concerned about climate change and the impacts of extreme weather on food production in the province. The province’s farmers can grow fruit and vegeta...

Manitoba Pork wants all levels of government to make the agriculture sector and the economic activity it generates a higher priority. General Manager Cam Dahl said the pork sector should be recognized...

Canada is siding with the United States in a trade dispute over Mexico’s restrictions on products made with genetically modified corn. Trade Minister Mary Ng and Agriculture Minister Lawrence Ma...

Six longhorn cattle have been stolen in southern Alberta. Strathmore RCMP and the Southern Alberta Livestock Investigation Unit are now looking for help from the public to find the person(s) responsib...

Ontario’s largest commodity organization is now accepting applications for the 2024 Grains Innovation Fund. Grain Farmers of Ontario Vice President of Strategic Development Paul Hoekstra said th...

University of Alberta researchers have found new clubroot strains capable of infecting canola plants bred to resist the disease. Now, a variety of management strategies are needed to counter evolving ...