Tag Archives: Agriculture
Saskatchewan Next Gen Agriculture Mentorship group announced
MELFORT, Sask. - The Next Gen Agriculture Mentorship Program has found its next group of mentees and their paired mentors. The program is delivered by Canadian Western Agribition (CWA) and accepts eig...
Alice McFarlane Mar 23, 2022
Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday March 23, 2022
MELFORT, Sask. - Wheat farmers who pay the Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) check-off are eligible for a 32 per cent tax credit through the Scientific Research & Experimental Development Fund (SR&am...
Alice McFarlane Mar 23, 2022
Growing the oat-based beverage market
MELFORT, Sask. – As more and more people turn to plant-based beverages, Canada can play a role in the production of dairy-alternatives that use crops grown and processed in this country. A new p...
Alice McFarlane Mar 22, 2022
Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday March 22, 2022
MELFORT, Sask. – The labour dispute between CP Rail and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference is going to final and binding arbitration. That means 3,000 conductors, engineers and train and yard ...
Alice McFarlane Mar 22, 2022
Listen: Ukraine’s crop uncertain
MELFORT, Sask. – A market analyst is projecting Ukrainian wheat production in the coming year will be down by at least one-third to around 20 million metric tonnes. Bruce Burnett with MarketsFar...
Alice McFarlane Mar 21, 2022
Agriculture Roundup for Monday March 21, 2022
MELFORT, Sask. – There is growing pressure on the federal government to step in to resolve the work stoppage at CP Rail. Fertilizer Canada said the federal government must take immediate action ...
Alice McFarlane Mar 21, 2022
The Great Government Free Cheese Movement
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! What comes to mind when you hear the term "government cheese"? If you're a child of the 1980s, it likely involves recollections of a salty, pale-orange sub...
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Mar 21, 2022
Listen: Trade negotiations could lead to increased Canadian pulse exports to India
MELFORT, Sask. – India has lifted fumigation requirements for Canadian pulse imports. This comes as the two countries have agreed to resume free trade negotiations. Pulse crops are being moved t...
Alice McFarlane Mar 18, 2022
Agriculture Roundup for Friday March 18, 2022
MELFORT, Sask. – An Ontario company is working on new biosecurity technology to help farmers deal with disease outbreaks. Building on its existing farm health technology platform, Be Seen Be Saf...
Alice McFarlane Mar 18, 2022
Rural councillors in Saskatchewan question members of cabinet at annual convention
MELFORT, Sask. – A wide variety of topics were covered during the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) convention. Premier Scott Moe and several ministers participated in the ...
Alice McFarlane Mar 17, 2022
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