Tag Archives: Agriculture
Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday April 7, 2021
MELFORT - The University of Alberta (U of A) has announced a five-year partnership with TELUS. A 5G "Living Lab" will contribute to a pipeline of new research and technology with commercial applicatio...
Alice McFarlane Apr 07, 2021
Improve your fertilizer efficiency this spring
LETHBRIDGE, AB. — The principles of 4R fertilizer management will help farmers improve plant uptake of their fertilizer inputs. This will improve farm profitability and also reduce losses to the...
Warren Ward Apr 06, 2021
More money for business risk management programs, crop insurance and irrigation in Saskatchewan budget
MELFORT, Sask. - The Saskatchewan government announced a six per cent increase in funding to its agriculture department. In the provincial budget announced this afternoon, the ministry will receive an...
Alice McFarlane Apr 06, 2021
Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday April 6, 2021
MELFORT, Sask. - New research shows Canadian farmers suffered lost earnings of $2.9 billion in 2020 due to labour shortages as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Canadian Agricultural Human Resour...
Alice McFarlane Apr 06, 2021
Listen: Analyst remains optimistic about commodity prices
MELFORT, Sask. – Dry conditions in North America and strong demand continue to support prices for wheat and canola. Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to grain market analyst Neil Townsend. ...
Alice McFarlane Apr 05, 2021
U-of-L researcher earns funding for critical studies within the beef industry
LETHBRIDGE, AB. – Alberta’s new Results Driven Agricultural Research (RDAR) fund will be supporting the work of a University of Lethbridge researcher, with $700,000 over two years. Researc...
Dori Modney with files from Caroline Zentner Apr 05, 2021
Health Canada releases decisions on specific pesticides and mitigation measures
LETHBRIDGE, AB. –– Following science-based assessments and broad public consultation, that included more than 47,000 comments and new information, Health Canada has released decisions on t...
Dori Modney Apr 01, 2021
Listen: U.N. food summit provides opportunities for Canadian agriculture
In September, United Nations members will set goals for the world’s food systems. Canadian agriculture will have an important role in shaping policy. Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to rece...
Alice McFarlane Apr 01, 2021
PMRA ruling on seed treatments applauded by canola farmers
Canola farmers can continue to use two important seed treatments. Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) completed its special review on clothianidin and thiamethoxam. The seed treatments are used t...
Alice McFarlane Apr 01, 2021
Agriculture Roundup for Thursday April 1, 2021
MELFORT, Sask. - Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) has rebranded its ethanol-production facility in Belle Plaine, Sask. The Co-op Ethanol Complex (CEC), formerly known as Terra Grain Fuels, will c...
Alice McFarlane Apr 01, 2021
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