Tag Archives: Agriculture

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – Michael Grassick farms east of Prince Albert and is the first to admit the situation is not great in his area. Pastures are really thin, hay bales are half what they were ...

Michael Grassick farms east of Prince Albert and is the first to admit the situation is not great in his area. Pastures are really thin, hay bales are half what they were last year, and his grain crop...

NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - Thursday night's severe storm with winds gusting up to 102 km/h in the Battlefords area caused significant property damage to a number of farms in the region. Like much of Sa...

MELFORT, Sask. - The early designated areas for the Livestock Tax Deferral provision have been announced. About 160 Saskatchewan rural municipalities are on the list. More RM’s will be added in ...

LETHBRIDGE, AB. — While Alberta’s agricultural growing season began on a positive note this year, Mother Nature quickly relinquished her ‘motherly’ role. Crop conditions are co...

The Perdue Cattle Show today and tomorrow will be the largest in many years thanks to it becoming a qualifying event for Canadian Western Agribition. The top purebred bull and female will get an autom...

IRVINE, AB – It doesn’t look like much right now but in a few weeks, it will be an innovative outdoor classroom. The new Agriculture Discovery Centre at Irvine School will be a student-led...

MELFORT, Sask. - Drought, finances and family issues top the list of topics people want to talk about to the trained staff at the provincial Farm Stress Line. The line is operated on a 24-hour basis b...

MELFORT, Sask. - The record number of wildfires in British Columbia are not only destroying trees but summer grazing pastures as well. General manager of the BC Cattlemen’s Association Kevin Boo...

MELFORT, Sask. - Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is offering its support to farmers and ranchers who are facing production challenges due to adverse growing conditions. President and CEO Michael Hoffort said...