Tag Archives: Agriculture

A failed promise 150 years ago by the federal government to provide First Nation people with agricultural tools and equipment now represents a settlement in the area of $13 billion.The Federal Ministe...

The provincial election presents a unique opportunity to address the pressures and challenges in the agriculture sector. The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) has created a lis...

Maple Leaf Foods is looking to the past in naming its new, independent pork company. The history behind Canada Packers goes back nearly a century. Three of the country's larger meatpackers amalgamated...

Many producers will be able to celebrate Thanksgiving with a meal at the kitchen table and not in the field. Farmers were able to make good progress over the past week and now have 97 per cent of the ...

Spiritwood, Sask. - On a sunny fall day, Leo Gaboury and his grandson, Tanner, sit side by side in the cab of a combine.You'd likely assume it would be a challenge for the 93-year-old to make his way ...

Regulations surrounding the care and handling of hatching eggs, breeders, chickens and turkeys will be reviewed. The National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC) said Turkey Farmers of Canada, Chicken Fa...

Oilseeds, including canola, soybeans, and mustard, are vital to Canadian agriculture. Saskatchewan produces the most canola in Canada but there is work going on to grow the oilseed industry in other p...

Kallie Wood and her team are planting the seeds of sustainable Indigenous agriculture across the country one project at a time.The National Circle for Indigenous Agriculture and Food (NCIAF) is an Ind...

Canadian Western Agribition (CWA) increased the Saskatchewan economy by $116.5 million in 2023. CWA CEO Shaun Kindopp said that information came from a recent economic impact study conducted by Praxis...

The mid-year value of Canadian farmland went up despite higher interest ratesand less money in farmers’ pockets. Farm Credit Canada said the price of farmland rose by an average of 5.5 per cent ...