Tag Archives: Agriculture
Wheat Growers launch young farmer mentorship program
A farm group wants to support the younger generation of farmers and encourage them to take an active role in the development of agriculture policy. The Wheat Growers Association (WG) launched the ment...
Alice McFarlane Aug 15, 2023
Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday August 15, 2023
Some advocates say expanding the amount of irrigation used in Canada could help farmers weather droughts associated with climate change. Irrigation has been used for more than 100 years in semi-arid p...
Alice McFarlane Aug 15, 2023
'The saving grace for agriculture': Farmers look to irrigation amid climate woes
Sean Stanford's wheat farm just south of Lethbridge, Alta. falls within the far left corner of Palliser's Triangle - an expanse of prairie grassland encompassingmuch of southeast Alberta, a swath of s...
Aug 13, 2023
Ag sector set to benefit from feds plan to make it easier to hire temporary foreign workers
Canada's agriculture sector is expected to benefit from the federal government's plan to make it easier to hire temporary foreign workers. They announced earlier this week the launch of the Recognized...
Jaryn Vecchio Aug 11, 2023
Sask. Water Security Agency providing $700K for water management projects
Saskatchewan’s Water Security Agency (WSA) is providing $700,000 to help agricultural producers and local governments complete water management projects. This funding is part of a $1.5 million t...
Jaryn Vecchio Aug 11, 2023
G3 opens its newest grain elevator in Melfort
The City of Melfort and the Rural Municipality of Flett's Springs had a lot to celebrate on Thursday, as the local agriculture industry received a big boost. G3 held the official grand opening of its ...
Ben Tompkins Aug 11, 2023
Minister launches review of B.C. port strike case to uncover ‘structural issues’
Federal Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan is launching an examination of the recently resolved British Columbia port dispute to see if “structural issues” in negotiations led to a 13-da...
The Canadian Press Aug 10, 2023
Feds & Ontario providing $1.3M to support provincial beekeepers
The federal and Ontario governments are partnering to support bees in the province. The two governments are providing $1.3 million through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainabl...
Jaryn Vecchio Aug 10, 2023
Around four per cent of harvest complete in Saskatchewan
Harvest in Saskatchewan is already around four per cent complete.That's according to the province's weekly crop report which explains this is ahead of both the five and 10-year averages.Fall rye is cu...
Aug 10, 2023
Terms of new contract that resolved British Columbia port dispute are released
The Canada Industrial Relations Board has released the new terms of the agreement that resolved British Columbia’s port dispute, including a commitment by employers to train workers to perform m...
The Canadian Press Aug 09, 2023
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