Tag Archives: Agriculture
Farm groups concerned about lack of focus on agriculture in throne speech
SASKATCHEWAN - Farm groups said yesterday’s throne speech was short on agricultural commitments. Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) were disappointed many of the pressing needs for the agriculture in...
Alice McFarlane Sep 24, 2020
Agriculture Roundup for Thursday September 24, 2020
MELFORT, Sask. – The Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance asked four cabinet ministers to push for progress on the Canada-EU Trade Agreement (CETA). In a letter sent to the Minister of Small Busine...
Alice McFarlane Sep 24, 2020
Sasktel expands cell service with the addition of towers
MELFORT, Sask. – SaskTel will be setting up 74 new cell phone towers in the next year. The focus will be on underserved rural and resort communities and is the last phase of the Wireless Saskatc...
Alice McFarlane Sep 23, 2020
Farming the Web draws significant interest
EDMONTON, AB. — It has been a little over a month since the Alberta Forage Industry (AFIN) launched the website Farming the Web and the agriculture-specific buy-and-sell site has already receive...
Dori Modney with files from Alberta Agriculture Sep 23, 2020
Alberta sugar beet growers scrutinize their products’ environmental stewardship
LETHBRIDGE, AB. — Alberta Sugar Beet Growers (ASBG) have joined the list of agricultural producers studying the environmental impact of their growing and harvesting process. The numbers associat...
Dori Modney with files from the Alberta Sugar Beet Growers Sep 23, 2020
Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday September 23, 2020
SASKATCHEWAN – The Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre (CMBTC) launched a website that will give users a closer look at the 2020 barley growing season and harvest. The website, which featur...
Alice McFarlane Sep 23, 2020
Saskatchewan farm group launches task force on rural internet and cell service
Reliable internet and cell phone service is needed for rural communities to support business, education, health services, and overall quality of life. The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatc...
Alice McFarlane Sep 22, 2020
Cattle, multiple vehicles involved in collision on highway
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A collision between two semi-trucks that saw a cattle liner rear ended saw a section of the westbound lanes of the Trans-Canada Highway shut down for much of Monday afternoon. The c...
Alex McCuaig Sep 22, 2020
Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday September 22, 2020
SASKATCHEWAN – Canada’s largest lentil customer is lowering tariff rates for the next six weeks. It is similar to a reduction from India that lasted from June to the end of August. The tar...
Alice McFarlane Sep 22, 2020
Listen: Canola harvest underway in eastern Saskatchewan
North east and east central regions of Saskatchewan still have a lot of combining to do. The latest crop report puts those areas at 33 to 51 per cent combined. A good portion of that is canola. Alice ...
Alice McFarlane Sep 21, 2020
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