Tag Archives: Agriculture

Farmers in the four western provinces can now receive their FarmCash advances. The program gives low-interest loans of up to $ 1 million with the first $ 250,000 interest-free. If the federal budget p...

Saskatchewan farmers are facing more financial hardships with the increase in the federal carbon tax that took effect on Apr. 1. The carbon tax increased to $65 per tonne. This is the first year of an...

Canadian dairy giant Saputo has signed a $95 million deal to sell two milk processing plants in Australia to supermarket giant Coles Group. CEO Lino Saputo said the sale will help streamline its opera...

Canadian Western Agribition’s Next Gen Mentorship Program was created to support the next generation of agriculture leaders. The program matches eight young leaders in the agriculture industry w...

Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) is the first ever recipient of Ducks Unlimited Canada’s Conservation Award of Distinction. It celebrates outstanding leadership and support of con...

An important agricultural bill received final approval in the House of Commons and is now in the hands of the Senate. Bill C-234, the private member's bill that would remove the federal carbon tax fro...

The federal government is providing financial support for 45 new projects related to more efficient grain drying technology. The roughly $22 million will come from the Adoption Stream of the Agricultu...

Indigenous people across Saskatchewan are hoping to see controlled fires used in the Saskatchewan River Delta to help restore wildlife habitats and populations.While many believe fires would destroy e...

The Manitoba government is investing more than $420 million in northern transportation routes and infrastructure over the next five years. Minister Responsible Doyle Piwniuk said the announcement incl...

Funding for a foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccine bank and an increase to the interest free limit of loans under the Advance Payments Program were two of the highlights of yesterdays’ federal b...