Tag Archives: Agriculture
New program connects Canadians with farmers
MELFORT, Sask. – Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau has introduced a program to help connect consumers to producers. The AgriCommunication Initiative will help Canadians bett...
Alice McFarlane Dec 09, 2021
Agriculture Roundup for Thursday December 9, 2021
MELFORT, Sask. – There was a small decline in the number of cattle at auction during the final week in November. Canfax reported a total of 25,687 head of cattle were sold in Saskatchewan which ...
Alice McFarlane Dec 09, 2021
FCC expands financing for young farmers and agribusiness entrepreneurs
MELFORT, Sask. - Farm Credit Canada (FCC) has enhanced its financing options for young farmers and young food business owners. FCC director of lending products and sustainability Curtis Grainger said ...
Alice McFarlane Dec 08, 2021
Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday December 8, 2021
MELFORT, Sask. – Consumers are asking for sustainable food products. Canada’s beef industry has created a number of programs to fulfill those needs. Verified Beef Production Plus (VBP+) pr...
Alice McFarlane Dec 08, 2021
Federal government provides millions in support for pork producers
LETHBRIDGE, AB. — Agriculture and Agri-food Canada has announced an investment of more than $4.6 million for three projects to grow the pork industry within Canada and in international markets. ...
Dori Modney Dec 07, 2021
Crop and farm cash receipts up in first three quarters of 2021
LETHBRIDGE, AB. — With the majority of western farmers having to deal with higher-than-average temperatures, drought conditions throughout the growing season, and forest fires, it might be expec...
Dori Modney Dec 07, 2021
Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday December 7, 2021
MELFORT, Sask. – The federal government is continuing its support of Canadian Foodgrains Bank with funding so the work of responding to food emergencies around the world can continue. The grant ...
Alice McFarlane Dec 07, 2021
Lower attendance does not dampen the spirits of Agribition organizers
MELFORT, Sask. - Canadian Western Agribition (CWA) successfully wrapped up its fiftieth show welcoming roughly 85,000 attendees over six days. That number is down by roughly 36,000 people from two yea...
Alice McFarlane Dec 06, 2021
Agriculture Roundup for Monday December 6, 2021
MELFORT, Sask. – The latest crop report from Statistics Canada does not come as a surprise to prairie farmers. Production fell more than 35 per cent this year to its lowest total since 2007. The...
Alice McFarlane Dec 06, 2021
Joint collaboration soil health project to increase on-farm fertilizer stewardship
LETHBRIDGE, AB. — Fertilizer Canada and Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) have joined forces on a soil health research project, that will study the long term effect of sulfur and nitrog...
Dori Modney Dec 03, 2021
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