Tag Archives: Agriculture
Manitoba’s livestock predation program received financial support
Wildlife attacks on livestock are a significant problem for Manitoba producers with over 2,000 livestock lost each year. Farmers and ranchers have been asking for some form of support to implement mea...
Alice McFarlane Apr 30, 2024
BASF provides $100,000 four rural Canadian organizations to support local initiatives
After a close race, four communities across Canada were named the winners of BASF’s Growing Home program and are each awarded $25,000 to be used to fund initiatives that promote the health and s...
Alice McFarlane Apr 30, 2024
Agriculture Roundup for Monday, April 29, 2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has stated less than 33 per cent of the world's surface has mobile network coverage. That’s why CNH and one of the world's largest int...
Alice McFarlane Apr 29, 2024
Listen: Manitoba summit looks at ways to eradicate wild pigs
The Wild Pig Summit was held this week in Brandon, Man. to help launch a strategy to control the feral pig population on the Prairies, as well as parts of Ontario and BC. It is very difficult to get a...
Alice McFarlane Apr 26, 2024
Canadian Foodgrains Bank continues partnership with Viterra
Two organizations are continuing their efforts to deal with the world’s hunger crises that are driven by conflict, climate, and economic challenges impacting the rising cost of food. For nine ye...
Alice McFarlane Apr 26, 2024
Lack of moisture allows some Sask. farmers to begin seeding early
The mild weather in parts of Saskatchewan means some farmers have already started seeding. Bev Pirio, a vice-president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS), owns a farm nea...
CKOM Apr 25, 2024
AgriSpirit fund supports rural communities
A program with a goal to provide financial support for rural projects is now accepting applications. Since the inception of the Farm Credit Canada (FCC) AgriSpirit Fund in 2004, FCC has supported 1,61...
Alice McFarlane Apr 24, 2024
Proposed Bunge-Viterra merger examined by Competition Bureau
The Competition Bureau has stated the proposed acquisition of Viterra Limited (Viterra) by Bunge Limited (Bunge) would have ‘substantial anti-competitive effects in agricultural markets in Canad...
Alice McFarlane Apr 24, 2024
Nature Conservancy celebrating successful fundraising campaign for McIntyre Ranch
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A historic ranch near Lethbridge is being put under conservation easements. Conservation easements are legal mechanisms that protect the natural value of land through a voluntary agre...
Joel Mendelson/Lethbridge News Now Apr 22, 2024
How one company is reducing agricultural waste on Earth Day
As the world celebrates Earth Day on Monday, one agriculture organization is reflecting on the work it accomplished in 2023. According to a release from CleanFarms, a non-profit group that ensures far...
farmnewsNOW Staff Apr 22, 2024
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