Tag Archives: Agriculture
Agriculture Roundup for Friday January 29, 2021
Workers in Alberta’s meat packing sector are asking for vaccinations sooner rather than later. That conversation will be part of a telephone discussion with a panel of experts for members of Uni...
Alice McFarlane Jan 29, 2021
New mental health app for farmers
MELFORT, Sask. – The Saskatchewan government has unveiled a new tool for farmers to track their mental health. A mobile phone app, Avail, was developed by Saskatoon-based Bridges Health. Ministr...
Alice McFarlane Jan 29, 2021
Saskatchewan-made app aimed at helping farmers’ mental health launched
Farmers across Saskatchewan have a lot to worry about on any given day and a new app is hoping to help support producers and their mental health.Bridges Health, which is based in Saskatoon, was awarde...
Jan 28, 2021
Midwest Food Resources offers access to local produce at reasonable cost
Families in West Central Saskatchewan can continue to access fresh produce over the winter close to home at a modest cost. Non-profit organization Midwest Food Resources provides its Fresh Food Box Pr...
Angela Brown Jan 28, 2021
Listen: Flax seeded acreage to remain the same for 2021
MELFORT, Sask. – Good prices won’t guarantee there will be more flax in the ground this spring. Marlene Boersch with Mercantile Consulting Venture shared a flax production and price outloo...
Alice McFarlane Jan 28, 2021
Agriculture Roundup for Thursday January 28, 2021
MELFORT, Sask. – It’s Bell Let’s Talk Day. The federal agriculture minister is encouraging the agriculture sector to speak up about mental health. Marie-Claude Bibeau said in recent ...
Alice McFarlane Jan 28, 2021
Livestock and forage research receives funding
MELFORT, Sask. – Livestock and forage research projects will receive $7.5 million from the federal and provincial governments and supporting partners. Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Mar...
Alice McFarlane Jan 27, 2021
Listen: Commodity markets trending to new contract highs
MELFORT, Sask. – All the grain futures are trading higher. Soy oil was up over 100 points for the third day in a row. Senior analyst Wayne Palmer explains how the markets got to this point and w...
Alice McFarlane Jan 27, 2021
Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday January 27, 2021
MELFORT, Sask. – Canadian fertilizer giant Nutrien said it will expand its use of contact tracing technology to help protect its 14,500 employees from COVID-19. The Saskatoon-based company said ...
Alice McFarlane Jan 27, 2021
Listen: Agriculture innovation recognized at Manitoba Ag Days
MELFORT, Sask. – Adaptive Agriculture from Saskatoon, Sask. won the Ag Tech category at the 2021 Manitoba Ag Days awards for its new grain drying and monitoring product. alice.mcfarlane@jpbg.ca ...
Alice McFarlane Jan 27, 2021
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