Tag Archives: Agriculture

Some Saskatchewan producers will be able to get extra help to cover the cost of transporting feed after theirs was damaged. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and Saskatchewan Agricultur...

A number of factors affect the quality of surface water sources for cattle. Testing water is the only way to know for sure if it’s safe for consumption. Alicia Sopatyk with the Saskatchewan Mini...

Seeding work is already underway in much of Saskatchewan, and farmers are often working on very tightly packed schedules. Busy as they are, however, SaskPower is asking them to take a little extra tim...

The Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) will provide an unprecedented $1.6 million funding to eight research facilities. Sask Wheat approved the money over two years to the Saskatch...

Canadian fertilizer giant Nutrien Ltd. is considering slowing down its previously announced plan to ramp up potash production as falling prices and lower sales volumes take a bite out of profits. CEO ...

Seeding is underway in Saskatchewan; however, work is slowly moving along compared to previous years.According to the province's first crop report of the season, which includes data gathered between M...

Deadly pig disease continues to spread Swine Health Information Center Executive Director Dr. Paul Sundberg said ASF has spread to another Indonesian island as well as into Greece. “There’...

An independent investigation by the Jamaican government has found the majority of Jamaican farmworkers who come to Canada each season are satisfied with their living and working conditions under the S...

An important season is underway in Saskatchewan. Farmers have started seeding in most areas of the province. Saskatchewan is home to more than 40 per cent of Canada’s cultivated farmland, produc...

A Chinese ban on Canadian beef remains in place seventeen months after it was introduced, despite industry officials expecting it to be short-lived. Dennis Laycraft with the Canadian Cattle Associatio...