Tag Archives: Agriculture

Calf prices holding as the fall run begins
MELFORT, Sask. – With the fall calf run moving into full gear, small price declines were reported last week. Feed grain prices, namely corn and barley, continue to rise, but there has not been a...
Alice McFarlane Oct 14, 2020

‘Murder hornets’ – bullies of the arthropod world are hard to track
Washington State, U.S. — Washington state officials say they were again unsuccessful at live-tracking a "murder" hornet while trying to find and destroy a nest of the giant insects. The Washingt...
Dori Modney with files from The Canadian Press Oct 14, 2020

Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday October 14, 2020
MELFORT, Sask. – BMO Bank of Montreal has expanded its agri-business banking team. Senior economist Aaron Goertzen said this new group is a national team of agriculture banking specialists with ...
Alice McFarlane Oct 14, 2020

Listen: Farmers working together to end global hunger
MELFORT, Sask. – Canadian Foodgrains Bank projects are close to winding up in Saskatchewan. Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to Rick Block, the provincial representative for Foodgrains Bank....
Alice McFarlane Oct 13, 2020

RM of Prince Albert extends property tax deadline
Ratepayers in the Rural Municipality (RM) of Prince Albert will have a bit more breathing room when it comes to paying their property taxes this year.The RM's council previously passed a resolution la...
Oct 13, 2020

Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday October 13, 2020
MELFORT, Sask. – The Indigenous Agriculture and Food Systems Initiative will receive $2.1 million for three new community-led projects. The Indian Agricultural Program of Ontario will receive up...
Alice McFarlane Oct 13, 2020

Community gardens grow over 11,000 pounds of produce to feed the hungry
NORTH BATTLEFORD, SASK. - Community gardens in the Battlefords area this year are putting more than 11,000 pounds of fresh produce on the tables of families in need. The Battlefords District Food and ...
Angela Brown Oct 09, 2020

Bruno, Sask. farmers fight with Monsanto hits the big screen
More than 20 years ago Percy Schmeiser of Bruno, Sask. and Monsanto were involved in a lengthy legal battle that ended up in the Supreme Court. That fight is the focus of a new film being released tod...
Alice McFarlane Oct 09, 2020

Agriculture Roundup for Friday October 9, 2020
An official with Manitoba Pork said the lower number of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) cases is a good sign going into the winter and into next spring. Swine Health Programs manager Jenelle Hamblin s...
Alice McFarlane Oct 09, 2020

Blood Tribe enters into growth investment for the on reserve forage operation
CALGARY, AB. — It’s a growth equity investment for the Blood Tribe. On September 30, Kainai Forage closed a $15 million Construction Credit with Farm Credit Canada and an operating Line of...
Dori Modney Oct 08, 2020

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