Tag Archives: Agriculture

The federal government is making a change to the Advance Payments Program (APP) that will save farmers money. Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said the interest-free limit has be...

The Canola Council of Canada is now accepting letters of intent for the 2024 Canola Agronomic Research Program (CARP). It was designed to assist canola growers in increasing yields and profitability, ...

Farmers and agronomists have a new tool at their disposal that will help them get a more complete picture of the nutrient requirements of key crops grown across Western Canada. Two University of Saska...

The BASF Safety Scouts program returns for its third year supporting families to engage children in learning about the value and importance of farm safety. The initiative is providing refreshed conten...

Quebec farming organizations said the rising cost of land is making it harder than ever for young farmers to enter the business. Benoit Cure is the co-ordinator of ARTERRE, a program that pairs aspiri...

MONTREAL - When Myriam Landry started raising goats for their meat in 2018, she started small - because she had to. She opened Chvrerie aux Volets Verts, in St-Esprit, Que., with two goats; she couldn...

The Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan have announced $19.5 million for an enhanced Pest Biosecurity Program. The five-year program will be delivered by the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Munic...

An annual right of spring on the farm is cleaning out buildings and vehicles. With that comes an increased threat of infection caused by breathing in contaminated airborne particles from the droppings...

An Alberta farmer has been named the new president of the Prairie Oat Growers Association (POGA). Brad Boettger is a fourth-generation farmer from the Tofield/Ryley area that grows a variety of crops ...

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has published guidelines on plant breeding marking the conclusion of a consultation process that began in 2021. The move supports the introduction of gene-ed...