Tag Archives: Agriculture

Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday April 6, 2022
MELFORT, Sask. - Four of Alberta’s crop commissions are part of an educational program with a focus on the crop sector. Project Agriculture will now include new junior high social studies and sc...
Alice McFarlane Apr 06, 2022

B.C. doubles student seats in veterinary medicine program at USask
MELFORT, Sask. - More British Columbia veterinary students will attend the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) in Saskatoon, Sask. The B.C. governme...
Alice McFarlane Apr 05, 2022

Saskatchewan beef show returns after two year break
MELFORT, Sask. – After a two-year hiatus the Saskatchewan Beef Expo returned over the weekend. Roughly 60 young people were able to participate in-person in educational seminars and competition ...
Alice McFarlane Apr 05, 2022

More snow, rain, good news for local farmers
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – You may be just about snowed out after all the deposits we got this winter, but there are some in the Prince Albert area who are relieved to see the snow continuing into e...
Rob Mahon Apr 05, 2022

More snow, rain, good news for local farmers
You may be just about snowed out after all the deposits we got this winter, but there are some in the Prince Albert area who are relieved to see the snow continuing into early April. For farmers, the ...
Apr 05, 2022

Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday April 5, 2022
MELFORT, Sask. - An outbreak of Japanese encephalitis in Australia is causing worldwide concern. The viral zoonotic disease is spread by mosquitoes and can cause reproductive losses and encephalitis i...
Alice McFarlane Apr 05, 2022

Strong opening for cash advance program
MELFORT, Sask.- Farmers have been jumping at the opportunity to secure some cash flow as they prepare for the growing season. The 2022 Advance Payments Program (APP) is a federal loan program administ...
Alice McFarlane Apr 04, 2022

Listen: Parts of Saskatchewan still dealing with a lot of snow
MELFORT, Sask. – Some Saskatchewan livestock producers will have to be patient waiting for the snow to melt before they turn their animals out onto pasture. Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks ...
Alice McFarlane Apr 04, 2022

Agriculture Roundup for Monday April 4, 2022
MELFORT, Sask. – The University of Calgary is concerned people are mixing a powerful drug to sedate horses and cattle. Professor of veterinary medicine Nigel Caulkett said xylazine produces a de...
Alice McFarlane Apr 04, 2022

Canadian food production sales increase during the pandemic
MELFORT, Sask. – Canada’s food manufacturers managed to grow sales, buoyed by pent-up demand and higher prices. The 2021 Farm Credit Canada (FCC) Food Report indicated food manufacturing s...
Alice McFarlane Mar 31, 2022

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