Tag Archives: Agriculture

MELFORT, Sask. - Livestock producers are enjoying a rebound in feeder cattle prices. Canfax reported roughly 5,500 head were sold during the week ending June 4, which is ahead of the 2,000 marketed du...

MELFORT, Sask. – Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a fungal disease of several crops including wheat and barley. USask researcher Randy Kutcher explains a prairie-wide research project examining the...

MELFORT, Sask. - Canary seed will soon have official designation under the Canada Grain Act. Following consultations with stakeholders the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) announced it would implement ...

Prices for canola, wheat and cattle, some of Alberta's staple agricultural exports, have been on the rise of late. ATB Financial points out that according to the latest numbers from Statistics Canada,...

MELFORT, Sask. – Saskatchewan is expanding its agriculture technology sector. The provincial government chose Conexus Venture Capital as the manager for the province's $15 million agtech venture...

MELFORT, Sask. – The federal government has announced its new clean technology program for agriculture. Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau said the $165.7-million program will help fa...

LETHBRIDGE, AB. — Lethbridge College is showing how it is ready to meet the changing needs of the agriculture industry by launching its Bachelor of Agriculture Science program. The degree progra...

MELFORT, Sask. - The Saskatchewan Government will continue to provide financial support to short line railways. The Short Line Railway Improvement Program (SRIP) will distribute $530,000 to its 13 pro...

LETHBRIDGE, AB. — A new research project from Lethbridge College is aiming to help Alberta grain farmers cut their losses through improved storage technology and methods. The project is one of t...

MELFORT, Sask. - The next policy framework for agriculture will be discussed over the next several months. Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude announced the start of the virtual process fr...