Tag Archives: Agriculture

MELFORT, Sask. - Producers and agronomists will be watching for signs of herbicide carryover later in the growing season. Agronomist Doug Fehr says below normal precipitation means that some herbicide...

MELFORT, Sask. - Statistics Canada has released a report on stock levels to the end of March. The new figures show lower inventories for nearly every Canadian grain, oilseed, and pulse crop. Total sto...

LETHBRIDGE, AB. — Earth week was April 19 to the 25 but, that doesn’t mean we only look after the environment for that one week. That’s particularly true for Canadian farmers. Cleanf...

MELFORT, Sask. - Farmers Edge will be offering its customers some protection to cover heat blast of canola crops. Co-founder and CEO Wade Barnes said growers have never had access to a product like th...

MELFORT, Sask. – Many producers are waiting a few more days to start seeding while others have taken advantage of the dry conditions to get an early start. The first crop report of the spring sa...

MELFORT, Sask. - Four scholarships have been presented to Saskatchewan students pursuing an agriculture-related education. Jesse Patzer from Swift Current received $4,000. His submission highlighted t...

OTTAWA, ONT. — The federal Agriculture and Agri-Food minister hosted a virtual event on Wednesday (May 5) morning, to announce a $21.4 million investment in youth job creation. Marie-Claude Bibe...

MELFORT, Sask. - A new federal program promises to create youth jobs in the agriculture sector. Agriculture minister Marie-Claude Bibeau hosted a virtual event to announce $21.4 million to enhance the...

MELFORT, Sask. - The Canadian Centre for Food Integrity (CCFI) will assume the leadership of one of the industry’s top public advocacy forums. Agriculture More Than Ever (AMTE) was created by Fa...

LETHBRIDGE, AB. — Dr. Michele Konschuh, a research associate in the Department of Biological Sciences, is leading a study to help ensure Alberta's potato industry stays healthy, thanks to a thre...