Tag Archives: Agriculture

MELFORT, Sask. – The organization that examines crop varieties has made recommendations on new pulse crops. The Prairie Grain Development Committee (PGDC) is a forum for the exchange of informat...

MELFORT, Sask. – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has sent out an advisory regarding the use of garlic in livestock feed. CFIA said certain feed manufacturers are making insect repellent or f...

MELFORT, Sask. – CropLife Canada is now an industry partner on the ‘Road to 2050’ climate-solution initiative. The Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) wanted the strategy to focus on innov...

MELFORT, Sask. – Agriculture Financial Services Corporation said crop insurance premiums are not going up by 60 per cent- as was claimed by the Alberta Opposition NDP. AFSC said premiums will go...

MELFORT, Sask. – The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) brought together farm and food leaders from across Canada to its annual conference. This year’s theme, Building a Resilient Fu...

MELFORT, Sask. – The federal government will provide financial support to the Canadian Centre for Agricultural Wellbeing (CCAW). The roughly $168,440 will help CCAW spread awareness of and incre...

MELFORT, Sask. – There will be some pest control products containing lambda-cyhalorthrin (or lambda-cy) available this spring. ADAMA Canada said it will have products with the ingredient availab...

MELFORT, Sask. – A Western Canadian food brand is partnering with the Habitat-Friendly Winter Wheat Ecolabel. Coyote Pancake Mix was introduced in 1923 by Rockport Flour Mills in Magrath, Alta. ...

MELFORT, Sask. – The company behind a pea protein processing plant in Winnipeg has gone into receivership less than three years after receiving millions of dollars from the federal and Manitoba ...

MELFORT, Sask. – Research being conducted on plant growth regulators (PGR) show the product can help a cereal crop but there are no guarantees. There has been increased use of these products on ...