Tag Archives: Agriculture

MELFORT, Sask. - Employees at the Olymel pork processing plant at Red Deer, Alta. could return to work soon. The plant had been closed for more than two weeks as it deals with a COVID-19 outbreak amon...

Dry conditions are expected to continue on the prairies heading into spring while there is a risk of flooding in western Alberta and British Columbia. The spring outlook from AccuWeather indicated mod...

MELFORT, Sask. - Statistics Canada reported on-farm national cattle numbers were down one per cent at the beginning of this year compared to January 1, 2020. Saskatchewan was the exception where the b...

MELFORT, Sask. – Farm organizations from across the country have joined forces to create the Agriculture Carbon Alliance (ACA). ACA will advocate on carbon pricing, offsets, retrofit funding, an...

MELFORT, Sask. – Winter wheat growers should be keeping a close eye on their crops this spring. Paul Thorougood with Ducks Unlimited at Moose Jaw said conditions have been favourable for winterk...

MELFORT, SASK - The pandemic continued to disrupt the activities of the livestock sector. A Statistics Canada report said despite the challenges, from July to December, processing plants adapted their...

LETHBRIDGE, Alta.- An investigation has been launched as a result of consumer queries and complaints about the consistency of butter. Bread bakers, chefs, and home cooks have noticed the room-temperat...

LETHBRIDGE, AB. — It`s still early going, as farmers aren`t even in their fields yet – but, they are preparing. And we don`t know what exactly Mother Nature will conjure up in terms of wea...

While motorists may be grumbling over a recent jump in gas prices, a Canadian petroleum analyst is suggesting the increase may actually represent a sign of an economy on the rebound from months of sca...

MELFORT, Sask. – A Plant Breeders’ Rights case between Alliance Seed, SeCan and one other seed distributor versus a large farming operation in southern Alberta has been settled. Alice McFa...