Tag Archives: Agriculture

MELFORT, Sask. – Protein Industries Canada and its partners are committing $25.7 million to yellow pea processing. Ingredion Inc., Ingredion Plant Based Protein Specialties (IPBPS) of Vanscoy, S...

EDMONTON, AB. –– The events of 2020 have brought a great deal of uncertainty for many businesses and dairy farms are no exception. Demand for milk production has fluctuated as processors h...

MELFORT, Sask. - The United States president-elect is facing a significant urban and rural divide. Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to Mary Kay Thatcher with Syngenta about the first days of a Bid...

MELFORT, Sask. – Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe named his new cabinet following last month’s election. David Marit has been sworn in once again as minister of agriculture and minister resp...

CALGARY - The Canadian Wheat Research Coalition (CWRC) - a collaboration between the Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC), Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) and Manitoba Crop Alliance (...

EDMONTON, AB. — In many cases, it`s just annoyance and in others, it can be a deadly situation. Gases can occur naturally in farm and acreage water wells. The gases dissolve in the water while u...

MELFORT, Sask. – Saskatchewan farm groups applauded Ottawa's new plan for expanding and improving rural internet service. The $1.75 billion fund will service 98 per cent of Canadians with high s...

MELFORT, Sask. – Elections were held in several rural municipalities today. In the RM of Nipawin incumbent Craig Griffing defeated Shelly Smits in the Division 3 race. In Division 5 Ken Skibinsk...

Editor's note: results are not official until 2 p.m. on Tuesday.It appears rate payers in the Rural Municipality (RM) are happy with the job Eric Schmalz has done so far.The former RCMP officer has be...

EDMONTON, AB. — They're a group of workers who play a critical role in the success of many agricultural crops. For that reason, the Federal and Alberta government have stepped up to ensure they ...