Tag Archives: Agriculture

MELFORT, Sask. – Team Alberta is reminding farmers and farm workers who drive large trucks about an important deadline. The testing for the Class 1 Mandatory Entry Level Training (MELT) equivale...

CALGARY, AB. — Agriculture’s Team Alberta, is making every effort to get the word out. They want to ensure farmers are aware of the approaching March 1, 2021 deadline, to complete required...

MELFORT, Sask. – Saskatchewan exported a record number of agricultural products in 2020 despite problems brought on by the pandemic. Agriculture minister David Marit said exports were just under...

MELFORT, Sask. – This is national Food Freedom Day. The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) has calculated that as of today a Canadian household of average income will have earned enough to...

The Rural Municipality (RM) of Buckland council is discussing some sweeping changes to the way ratepayers secure fire suppression services.As it stands now, ratepayers have the option of paying a $125...

NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. – There has been continued strong interest in the Battlefords area 4-H club despite the ongoing pandemic. Eagle Hills Multiple 4-H Club currently has 32 members, mainly f...

MELFORT, Sask. – The Western Livestock Price Insurance Program (WLPIP) has a new name, but the services will remain the same. The name change to Livestock Price Insurance (LPI) is part of the pr...

CN Rail reported it shipped just under three million tonnes of grain and grain products last month setting a new January record. The Ag Transport Coalition, who monitors grain movement for commodity g...

MELFORT, Sask. – Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) and Blair's Family of Companies (Blair's) have reached an agreement to work together. The joint venture will own and operate Blair's seven ...

MELFORT, Sask. – A Manitoba ranch is using several production practices to reduce the number of days their cattle are on winter feed. Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to Arron Nerbas about h...