Tag Archives: Agriculture
Task force outlines plan for better rural internet and cell phone service
MELFORT, Sask. - A total of 43 recommendations have been made to improve rural connectivity in Saskatchewan. The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) created the Rural Connectivit...
Alice McFarlane Mar 31, 2021
Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday March 31, 2021
MELFORT - Tighter U.S. hog supplies could improve the profit potential for pork producers this spring and summer. The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Rep...
Alice McFarlane Mar 31, 2021
Fields needed for 2021 pea leaf weevil survey
LETHBRIDGE, AB. — It’s an annual event in Alberta – the pea leaf weevil survey – and there’s good reason for it. Shelley Barkley, the insect survey technologist with Albe...
Dori Modney with files from Alberta Agriculture Mar 30, 2021
Listen: Saskatchewan in need of regular rain during the growing season.
MELFORT, Sask. - An annual soil moisture map prepared by retired University of Saskatchewan professor Les Henry shows much of the province is dry to very dry. He explains most growing regions will nee...
Alice McFarlane Mar 30, 2021
Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday March 30, 2021
MELFORT, Sask. - Despite some setbacks caused by the pandemic, Canada’s food and beverage sector is expected to be even stronger this year. According to a new Farm Credit Canada (FCC) report mos...
Alice McFarlane Mar 30, 2021
Join the crowd – Survey your canola plant counts
LETHBRIDGE, AB. — It’s still early in the season but, farmers are beginning to consider their fields and potential yields. It comes down to having simple math skills. What is the canola yi...
Shawn Senko Mar 29, 2021
Agriculture Roundup for Monday March 29, 2021
MELFORT, Sask. – Canadian Cattlemen's Association (CCA) board of directors re-elected Bob Lowe from Alberta as president at its recent annual general meeting. Saskatchewan rancher Reg Schellenbe...
Alice McFarlane Mar 29, 2021
Equine Assisted Learning program offered to Mosquito School youth
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - Mosquito School youth had an opportunity to learn more about caring for animals and themselves at the same time through an Equine Assisted Learning program offered this week....
Angela Brown Mar 26, 2021
Listen: Farmers voice concerns about carbon offsets
MELFORT, Sask. - A group of farmers have joined together to express their displeasure with the recent federal government roll out of a carbon offset program. Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to fa...
Alice McFarlane Mar 26, 2021
Farmers call for reasonable rules for plant breeding
MELFORT - As the public consultation process on new guidelines for the regulation of novel crops opens, Canada's grain associations are asking farmers for support. The group called Advancing Agricultu...
Alice McFarlane Mar 26, 2021
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