Tag Archives: Agriculture
Organizations selected to manage on-farm GHG reduction projects
MELFORT, Sask. - Twelve groups will administer funding though the On-Farm Climate Action Fund. The organizations will redistribute $182.7 million for projects that help farmers adopt and implement imm...
Alice McFarlane Feb 23, 2022
Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday February 23, 2022
MELFORT, Sask. - A Farm Credit Canada (FCC) campaign has nearly doubled this year’s goal. Drive Away Hunger provided the equivalent of more than 36 million meals to food banks and feeding progra...
Alice McFarlane Feb 23, 2022
Livestock Care Conference set for mid March – with sponsorships for post secondary Ag students
LETHBRIDGE, AB. — Alberta Farm Animal Care (AFAC) has opened the portal to registration for its annual Livestock Care Conference (LCC). With an improved format, the conference will be held on Zo...
Dori Modney Feb 22, 2022
Crop insurance reaches record levels in Saskatchewan
MELFORT, Sask. - The drought on the prairies demonstrated the value of risk management programs to ensure producers have the best coverage to help them through challenging times. Saskatchewan Crop Ins...
Alice McFarlane Feb 22, 2022
Raise a fork to the food we love
MELFORT, Sask. – Canada’s Agriculture Day is a time for the country to come together to recognize and celebrate the men and women who produce the food that Canadians, and people around the...
Alice McFarlane Feb 22, 2022
Global demand fueled strong year for ag exports
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask.-While the 2021 crop production was down due to the drought, the province including the North West region saw a boon in 2020 resulting in strong export numbers the year after. E...
Angela Brown Feb 20, 2022
Global demand fueled strong year for ag exports
While the 2021 crop production was down due to the drought, the province including the North West region saw a boon in 2020 resulting in strong export numbers the year after. Exports reached a record ...
Feb 20, 2022
Listen: Reducing glyphosate usage this spring comes with a warning
MELFORT, Sask. – There are concerns about tighter supplies of glyphosate this spring. Spraying expert Tom Wolf said there are some strategies for extending the use of this important herbicide bu...
Alice McFarlane Feb 18, 2022
Farm group calls for temporary suspension of wild boar farming
MELFORT, Sask. – A farm group wants the Saskatchewan government to place a moratorium on wild boar farming. The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) said new measures are need...
Alice McFarlane Feb 18, 2022
Agriculture Roundup for Friday February 18, 2022
MELFORT, Sask. – The federal government is providing funding to projects that strengthen Canada’s food system from sustainable food production and processing, to less food waste. Outcast F...
Alice McFarlane Feb 18, 2022
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