Tag Archives: Agriculture
Feds funding new state-of-the-art biorefinery for forest sector in Carrot River
The federal government is allocating $10 million to set up a state-of-the-art biorefinery in Carrot River to help the forest sector become more efficient and reduce emissions.The funding is part of th...
Jul 07, 2023
Agriculture Roundup for Friday July 7, 2023
Fertilizer Canada has joined a growing list of organizations putting pressure on the federal government to take immediate action to end the work stoppage at the West Coast ports. President and CEO of ...
Jul 07, 2023
Archer Daniels Midland to purchase Saskatchewan pulse facility
A global leader in agricultural processing has announced the acquisition of Prairie Pulse Inc., owners of a pulse crop cleaning, milling, and packaging facility in Vanscoy, Sask. With this purchase, A...
Jul 06, 2023
Agriculture Roundup for Thursday, July 6, 2023
A Saskatchewan farmer texted what appears to be a very costly emoji. Swift Current farmer Chris Achter was ordered by a judge to pay more than $82,000 for not delivering product to a grain buyer after...
Jul 06, 2023
Farmer ordered to pay after judge says thumbs-up emoji amounts to contract acceptance
A Saskatchewan judge says an emoji can amount to a contractual agreement and ordered a farmer to pay more than $82,000 for not delivering product to a grain buyer after responding to a text message wi...
Jul 06, 2023
Strike could cost $250M per week, experts say, with consumers taking a hit too
The B.C. port workers strike could cost companies hundreds of millions of dollars per week, experts and business groups say, with smaller operators and consumers feeling the biggest pinch. Industry or...
Jul 05, 2023
Sask. Water Security Agency offering funds to protect land from flooding
Saskatchewan’s Water Security Agency (WSA) is allocating up to one million dollars to help rural landowners, communities, and local governments complete channel clearing and drainage project mai...
Jul 05, 2023
The show will go on: Nipawin Ex still going ahead following storm devastation
"It looked like a war zone", described the president of the Nipawin Exhibition Association following a major storm that saw damage to their barn, pavilion, fencing and the food booths run by local ser...
Jul 05, 2023
Concerns arising in agriculture sector as B.C. port workers’ strike continues
There continues to be a lot of concern in the agriculture sector about the ongoing strike involving British Columbia port workers. Around 7,000 people hit the picket line on Saturday after labour talk...
Jul 04, 2023
Dry patches in lawn may be chinch bugs, not drought
A pesky insect appears to be marking more and more territory on residential lawns. Chinch bugs feed off the grass and then kill it by injecting a toxin, leaving behind dead patches of grass in what wa...
Jul 03, 2023
