Tag Archives: Agriculture

MELFORT, SASK - Farm groups are supporting passage of Bill C-206, which would exempt on-farm natural gas and propane use for grain drying and heating from the carbon tax. Opposition parties supported ...

RED DEER, Alta. – A Sylvan Lake area farmer has been elected as the new chair of the Canadian Canola Growers Association. Mike Ammeter has been elected for a two-year term. “I am honoured ...

MELFORT, Sask. – A Saskatoon, Sask. based company is looking for quinoa growers across the prairies. Northern Quinoa Production Corporation (NorQuin) is offering fixed price contracts for red, b...

MELFORT, Sask. – The cold weather is being blamed for the poor performance by rail companies to provide grain car orders. Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to QGI Consulting’s Milt Poir...

RED DEER, Alta. – Agriculture and Forestry Minister Devin Dreeshen says the overall borrowing limit for Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) will increase from $2.8 billion to $3.6 ...

MELFORT, Sask. - A Quebec dairy farmers group called on milk producers to stop feeding palm oil or its derivatives to livestock as controversy churns over how these supplements affect the consistency ...

RED DEER, Alta. – Dr. Joy Agnew, Associate Vice-President, Applied Research, Olds College was named in the Top 50 most influential people in Canadian Agriculture by Canadian Western Agribition (...

EDMONTON, AB. — An investment of $1.06 Million has been approved by the Alberta Pulse Growers Commission (APG) for research projects on major issues impacting farmers. APG Chair Robert Semeniuk,...

MELFORT, Sask. - The University of Alberta (U of A) will receive funds from the Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) for research equipment. The wheat breeding program will get roughly $288,000 f...

MELFORT, Sask. – Canadian Western Agribition (CWA) is celebrating Canada’s Ag Day by recognizing the top 50 leaders in Canadian agriculture. CWA and Farm Credit Canada (FCC) started the se...