Tag Archives: Agriculture

MELFORT, Sask. – A new outlook for principal Canadian field crops is positive. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) October report estimates total crop production for 2022-23 at rough...

MELFORT, Sask. – Prairie grain movement to port has slowed down in recent weeks, due to ongoing rain delaying unloading at the Port of Vancouver. David Prezednowek with CN Rail said deliveries w...

MELFORT, Sask. – The Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission and the Saskatchewan Winter Cereals Development Commission are asking producers for feedback on the potential amalgamation of the t...

These cowboys will be showing their stamina and skill at the Lloyd Ex PBR Winter Classic Professional Bull Riders show coming up Nov. 26. Doors for the event will open at 6 p.m., and the bull-riding p...

MELFORT, Sask. – Rural crime, health care, fertilizer emissions policy, and bullying were some of the items discussed at the two-day Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) conve...

MELFORT, Sask. – Protein Industries Canada (PIC) said a new project will turn prairie crops into seafood alternatives. Three B.C.-based food companies are involved in the research and developmen...

MELFORT, Sask. – Bill C-234, an Act to Amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, passed the Agriculture and Agri-Food committee and will be returned to the House of Commons for third and f...

MELFORT, Sask. – The costs associated with growing a crop and raising livestock hit an all-time high last year. Statistics Canada said farmers spent roughly $11.5 billion on expenses, 11 per cen...

MELFORT, Sask. – A wartime agreement between Russia and Ukraine will continue, allowing grain shipments from Ukraine to resume. The United Nations said the deal will be extended by 120 days. The...

A local non-profit has just received a generous grant to further advance its programs to students and help protect some of its crops from mother nature.The Conservation Learning Centre recently found ...