Tag Archives: Agriculture
Listen: Saskatchewan cattle producers pleased beef plant will re-open
Beef processing will resume Monday at High River, Alta. Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to Chad McPherson with a provincial cattle group about the impact on the industry. – alice.mcfarlane@...
May 01, 2020
Pork processing keeping up with demand
Western Canada’s pork processing plants have done an effective job in coping with the disruptions resulting from the pandemic. Saskatchewan Pork Development Board General Manager Mark Ferguson s...
May 01, 2020
Agriculture Roundup for Friday May 1, 2020
Two more poultry processing plants in British Columbia said they have workers who have tested positive for COVID-19. Sofina Foods in Port Coquitlam and Fraser Valley Specialty Poultry in Chilliwack sa...
May 01, 2020
$2.6 billion request for food security
The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) has asked the federal government to establish a $2.6 billion emergency fund to help maintain food security in Canada in response to COVID-19. The amount is...
Apr 30, 2020
Farmers working on 2019 harvest
Saskatchewan farmers are making some progress mopping up the 2019 harvest. About two million acres of crop was left overwinter and provincial crop specialist Shannon Friesen said the combines are roll...
Apr 30, 2020
Cattle seized from Love area farm
A spokesperson for Animal Protection Services of Saskatchewan (APSS) has confirmed a farm in the Love area is the subject of an animal welfare investigation.On April 2, officers from APSS, under autho...
Apr 30, 2020 A generic photo of cows in a Saskatchewan field, not the ones seized this month near Love. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Cattle seized from Love area farm
A spokesperson for Animal Protection Services of Saskatchewan (APSS) has confirmed a farm in the Love area is the subject of an animal welfare investigation. On April 2, officers from APSS, under auth...
Apr 30, 2020
Cargill beef plant to reopen next week after COVID-19 outbreak forced closure
CALGARY - Workers are to return Monday to a beef processing plant south of Calgary that was closed for two weeks because of a COVID-19 outbreak. Cargill says its High River facility will restart ...
Apr 29, 2020
Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday April 29, 2020
McDonald’s Canada will start importing beef as Canada’s beef supply chain struggles to meet current demand amid COVID-19. The restaurant chain, which prides itself on using only Canadian b...
Apr 29, 2020
Ombudsman report claims R.M. councillors not following the rules
The elected councils for Saskatchewan rural municipalities (R.M.) have received their annual report card from the province's watchdog and are being told there is room for improvement. The RMs however ...
Apr 28, 2020 The province's ombudsman notes fewer complaints received in 2019 compared to previous years but said there was still confusion about what the rules are.(Sask Ombudsman)
