Tag Archives: Agriculture

MELFORT, Sask. – Saskatchewan municipalities can apply for project funding under the newest intake for the Targeted Sector Support (TSS) Initiative. The TSS provides cost-shared grants of up to ...

MELFORT, Sask.- The three leading causes of preweaning death loss in beef calves are diarrhea, navel ill and bovine respiratory disease (BRD). Dr. Reynold Bergen with the Beef Cattle Research Council ...

The Prince Albert Regional Beef 4-H Show and Sale is just over three months away, and money raised from the Charity Steer Auction will be used to enhance a local retreat for front line workers.The Riv...

MELFORT, Sask. – The documentary Guardians of the Grasslands has now evolved into an online game for students in Grade 7 to 10. Students in Alberta will be the first to experience the online gra...

Perry Vermette, Owner of Vermette Wood Products, jokes when he was first received notice he was receiving a Queen's Platinum Jubilee Medal, his first instinct as someone who shys away from public atte...

MELFORT, Sask. – Funding is now available for employers hiring youth in the ag sector. The $13 million from the Youth Employment and Skills Program (YESP) will support roughly 1,200 jobs. Minist...

MELFORT, Sask. – There are some changes coming for Saskatchewan Crop Insurance customers. Agriculture Minister David Marit revealed the details for the 2023 program year. He said customers will ...

MELFORT, Sask. – The governments of Saskatchewan and Alberta want to get an insecticide used by some farmers re-approved by Ottawa. The federal Pest Management Regulatory Agency recently altered...

MELFORT, Sask. – For the first time in Saskatchewan’s history, trade to Mexico in 2022 exceeded $1 billion with 97 per cent of that coming from agri-food exports. Canola oil, canola seed a...

MELFORT, Sask. – Researchers have discovered how a previously overlooked gene is involved in antimicrobial resistance which is a growing global issue that threatens the health and welfare of bot...