Tag Archives: Agriculture

MELFORT, Sask. - Hot dry weather has accelerated crop development and some farmers in south and central Saskatchewan have started combining. Provincial crops extension specialist Shannon Friesen said ...

MELFORT, Sask.- Saskatchewan’s general farm group is calling on agribusinesses to offer financial flexibility to producers during this year’s drought. Agricultural Producers Association of...

MELFORT, Sask. - Regina-based Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is offering to provide support to drought-stricken producers. Senior vice-president of operations, Darren Howden said FCC is willing to be flexib...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge College has received one of the largest financial boosts in its history. The post-secondary institution has gotten two grants from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI...

GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – A member of County of Grande Prairie Council says Monday’s declaration of an agricultural disaster is meant to show the severe effects of the drought. Councillor an...

Regina-based Farm Credit Canada is offering to provide support to drought-stricken producers. Senior vice president of operations, Darren Howden, says FCC is willing to be flexible on loans on a case ...

LETHBRIDGE, AB. — It’s an investment that could help improve animal health and antimicrobial stewardship within the beef producing industry. By understanding antimicrobial use (AMU) trends...

As if Saskatchewan farmers didn’t have enough to worry about this summer, what is being grown despite the heat is being eaten by grasshoppers. Dr. James Tansey, insect/ pest management specialis...

As if Saskatchewan farmers didn't have enough to worry about this summer, what is being grown despite the heat is being eaten by grasshoppers. Dr. James Tansey, insect/ pest management specialist with...

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) welcomes the drought aid announcement the federal government made recently. Ottawa announced the livestock tax defe...