Tag Archives: Agriculture

MELFORT, Sask. - August was a crazy month for the commodity markets. Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to Exceed Grain Marketing senior analyst Wayne Palmer about grain and oilseed prices as well a...

MELFORT, Sask. – Farmers are continuing to work on the 2020 crop as weather permits. Brett Halstead farms in the Nokomis area. He said combining has been on and off for the past few weeks. ̶...

RED DEER, AB – Red Deer-based Peavey Industries LP has announced the repositioning of its two flagship retail banners into one, with the conversion of TSC Stores, located solely in Ontario, into...

MELFORT, Sask. – After a mixed growing season, many Alberta farmers are looking at financial management options. Alberta producers of over 50 agricultural commodities including crops, livestock ...

The Provincial Disaster Assistance Program (PDAP) is helping dozens of Saskatchewan communities recover from severe weather events this year. The acting executive director of the Disaster Assistance p...

Harvest is moving into full gear. Provincial crops specialist Sara Tetland said 15 per cent of the crop has been combined, up from four per cent last week and ahead of the 5 year average of 12 per cen...

NORTH BATTLEFORD, SASK. - Agricultural societies across Canada are facing significant financial challenges as a result of not being able to hold events, including fairs and exhibitions, due to the pro...

Warm, dry conditions allowed crops to progress and most farmers to make some harvest headway. Harvest progress is most advanced in the southern regions while the northeast is at four per cent finished...

MELFORT, Sask. – The Canadian Pork Council (CPC) changed its ask of the federal government on an assistance program. CPC Chair Rick Bergmann said they requested targeted enhancements to AgriStab...

GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – Members of the public will soon be allowed to serve on the County of Grande Prairie’s Agricultural Services Board. Previously, only members of County council and th...