Tag Archives: Agriculture
B.C. offering more grants to help protect farms from extreme weather
The British Columbia government is offering grants to farmers and ranchers to help them protect the land from extreme weather. The funds are coming from the Extreme Weather Preparedness for Agricultur...
May 24, 2023
Goats being used to get rid of weeds around Wascana Centre
The Wascana Centre is bringing back a unique but effective tactic to deal with its weed problem. Over 200 goats, coming from the Village of Elbow, will be allowed to walk the grounds from May 24th to ...
May 24, 2023
‘Incredible to see:’ Nutrien using tele-remote technology to mine potash
Nutrien employees have started mining potash from afar. Chris Reynolds, an executive vice-president of Nutrien and its president of potash told Gormley the use of tele-remote technology is changing th...
May 23, 2023
Feds providing more grants to help agri-producers become more sustainable
The federal government is trying to encourage agricultural producers to make their operations more sustainable. They plan on offering grants between $25,000 and $2 million, through the Agricultural Cl...
May 23, 2023
Tech, sustainability key to attracting young talent to an evolving agriculture sector
Canada's farmers are getting older, and most don’t have a clear succession plan, leaving a big question over who will take over the agriculture sector as a wave of retirements loom. But industry...
May 23, 2023
Tech, sustainability key to attracting young talent to an evolving agriculture sector
Canada's farmers are getting older, and most don't have a clear succession plan, leaving a big question over who will take over the agriculture sector as a wave of retirements loom. But industry insid...
May 22, 2023
Expert provides tips on how to prevent sunburn for plants
The May long weekend is one of the first kickoffs of summer, which means many people will be in their gardens.Rick Van Duyvendyk, the owner of Dutch Growers, said this weekend is the perfect time to g...
May 22, 2023
Further support for Saskatchewan farmers impacted by wildlife damage
The Saskatchewan Government announced improvements to a program to prevent damage to feed supplies. Under the Wildlife Damage Prevention program, producers can receive funding for steps taken to preve...
May 19, 2023
Agriculture Roundup for Friday May 19, 2023
The federal government if providing funding to an Ontario business that’s developing tools to protect animals from bovine tuberculosis. Bioimaging Research Solutions Inc. will receive $1 million...
May 19, 2023
Sask. ag equipment continuing to see strong global demand
The province is seeing a significant jump in demand on the global market for agricultural products made in Saskatchewan. Shipments for ag products have increased in value by around 135 per cent over t...
May 18, 2023
