Tag Archives: Agriculture
Agriculture Roundup for Friday October 16, 2020
The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) annual meeting was held online this year. The members passed a resolution asking the federal government to reconsider banning strychnine for controlli...
Alice McFarlane Oct 16, 2020
U of L hires three researchers specializing in agricultural studies
LETHBRIDGE, AB – Three researchers formerly part of the Alberta Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and now working for the University of Lethbridge. The Government of Alberta announced $1.8-mi...
David Opinko Oct 15, 2020
Beekeepers frustrated with the influx of fake honey
MELFORT, Sask. – Prairie honey producers take great pride in their pure product. But the fake honey showing up on store shelves is hurting their bottom line. Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks...
Alice McFarlane Oct 15, 2020
Alberta invests $10M in innovative biorefinery
LACOMBE, AB – It's a substantial economic boost coming for the central Alberta region. The provincial government announced Thursday that it is providing $10 million from the Technology Innovatio...
Troy Gillard Oct 15, 2020
Farmers grateful for good weather as harvest wraps up
MELFORT, Sask. – Farmers across the province are finishing combining. The latest crop report says 99 per cent of the crop now in the bin, well ahead of the five-year average of 83 per cent for t...
Alice McFarlane Oct 15, 2020
Agriculture Roundup for Thursday October 15, 2020
MELFORT, Sask. – The Prairie Cereals Summit is taking a different approach and will go ahead with its conference in Banff, Alta. The two-day event will use a different format with two rooms for ...
Alice McFarlane Oct 15, 2020
Calf prices holding as the fall run begins
MELFORT, Sask. – With the fall calf run moving into full gear, small price declines were reported last week. Feed grain prices, namely corn and barley, continue to rise, but there has not been a...
Alice McFarlane Oct 14, 2020
‘Murder hornets’ – bullies of the arthropod world are hard to track
Washington State, U.S. — Washington state officials say they were again unsuccessful at live-tracking a "murder" hornet while trying to find and destroy a nest of the giant insects. The Washingt...
Dori Modney with files from The Canadian Press Oct 14, 2020
Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday October 14, 2020
MELFORT, Sask. – BMO Bank of Montreal has expanded its agri-business banking team. Senior economist Aaron Goertzen said this new group is a national team of agriculture banking specialists with ...
Alice McFarlane Oct 14, 2020
Listen: Farmers working together to end global hunger
MELFORT, Sask. – Canadian Foodgrains Bank projects are close to winding up in Saskatchewan. Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to Rick Block, the provincial representative for Foodgrains Bank....
Alice McFarlane Oct 13, 2020
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