Tag Archives: Agriculture

The Brandt Group of Companies, headquartered in Regina, Sask., have reached an agreement to acquire the assets of Wairarapa Machinery Services in New Zealand. Wairarapa Machinery has carried new and u...

A research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada says 2023 is the worst year for grasshoppers she has seen in more than two decades. Meghan Vankosky, who is also co-chair of the Prairie Pest...

A family farm from the Weyburn area has been named the 2023 Saskatchewan Outstanding Young Farmers at Canada’s Farm Show in Regina, Sask. The third-generation operation is a team effort which in...

An Alberta County has declared an agricultural disaster due to drought. The lack of spring moisture has left the land stressed right at the start of prime growing season. The County of Stettler is the...

The 2023 crop is in the ground. Seeding is 98 per cent complete across Saskatchewan, according to the latest crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture, and rain showers that moved through the provi...

The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) said farmers continue to be hurt by grain contracts. APAS wants Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Marie-Claude Bibeau to weigh in on contra...

Canada's Farm Show (CFS) in Regina, Sask. had its official kick-off yesterday at the Saskatchewan Legislature next to a John Deere X9 combine. The show, which started this morning, brings together man...

Global pork processing company HyLife is laying off 87 people in Manitoba. Twenty-nine of those positions are at Hylife Food’s pork processing plant in Neepawa, while the remaining positions are...

Short line railway companies are on track to receive grants from the Saskatchewan Government. The Short Line Railway Improvement Program (SRIP) will provide $530,000 to go towards track upgrades and e...

Protein Industries Canada (PIC) will be involved in a new bilateral partnership to develop greater connections between the food sectors in Canada and the UK. Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Sci...