Tag Archives: Agriculture
Grade five student first Sask Pork Whole Hog Youth Ambassador
MELFORT, Sask. – Sask Pork launched a new agricultural education program today designed to help share the story of pork production. The organization named 10-year-old Reise Podordeski of Marceli...
Alice McFarlane Jan 19, 2023
Agriculture Roundup for Thursday January 19, 2023
MELFORT, Sask. – The group that represents rural municipalities is putting its support behind the Saskatchewan Firearms Act. Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) president Ray...
Alice McFarlane Jan 19, 2023
Project hopes to engage more women in agriculture
MELFORT, Sask. – Despite continued progress, women are underrepresented in many respects in the Canadian agriculture sector, and their contributions often go unrecognized. They face both systemi...
Alice McFarlane Jan 18, 2023
Meadow Lake Co-op honours longtime agronomist Dave Cubbon
Longtime Meadow Lake Co-op agronomist Dave Cubbon was fted at a special retirement celebration this week. The farewell gathering was held at the Seniors Activity Centre in Meadow Lake Tuesday afternoo...
Angela Brown Jan 18, 2023
Listen: Research studies how play benefits pigs
MELFORT, Sask. – New research is studying how stimulating pigs into having play time helps their emotional wellbeing. Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to Dr. Yoland Seddon, the Natural Scien...
Alice McFarlane Jan 18, 2023
Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday January 18, 2023
MELFORT, Sask. – Manitoba’s crop insurance coverage is expected to increase for the upcoming crop year. The federal and provincial governments said total agri-insurance coverage for 2023 i...
Alice McFarlane Jan 18, 2023
Tireless promoter recognized by Saskatchewan Pulse Growers
MELFORT, Sask. – Gordon Bacon was honoured with the Pulse Promoter Award for his efforts to advance the industry. Bacon has been a champion of positioning pulses as an affordable, nutritious, an...
Alice McFarlane Jan 17, 2023
Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday, January 17, 2023
MELFORT, Sask. – Manitoba’s agriculture minister said a meeting with his federal, provincial, and territorial counterparts last week recognized progress on finalizing an industry-led groce...
Alice McFarlane Jan 17, 2023
Agriculture Roundup for Monday, January 16, 2023
MELFORT, Sask. – Canada is developing its first-ever Grocery Code of Conduct. Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said the agri-food industry has been making substanti...
Alice McFarlane Jan 16, 2023
Identifying gaps in mental health support services
MELFORT, Sask. – The Do More Agriculture Foundation (Do More Ag) is leading a research project to better understand the state of mental health awareness, educational offerings, and resource deli...
Alice McFarlane Jan 13, 2023
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