Tag Archives: Agriculture
New resources for high school teachers
Providing accurate, balanced and current information is an important way to promote agriculture education in Canadian classrooms. Agriculture in the Classroom Canada (AITC-C) has partnered with CropLi...
Apr 15, 2024
Milk concentration plant to open spring 2025
A state-of-the-art milk concentration plant is under construction in Blackfalds, Alta. Dairy Innovation West (DIW) is the first of its kind in Canada. The $75 million facility is owned by the Western ...
Apr 12, 2024
WSA’s spring runoff update warns of potential drought-like conditions
The Water Security Agency is again saying that drought-like conditions could be prevalent in Saskatchewan in 2024.The agency issued an update to its spring runoff forecast Friday, which suggested many...
Apr 12, 2024
Popular agriculture show to highlight technology
One of the country’s biggest agriculture shows will focus on ag tech. From Jun. 18 to 20, farmers, developers, industry professionals, and exhibitors will be in Regina, Sask. for Canada’s ...
Apr 12, 2024
Saskatchewan Beef Expo provides educational opportunity for 4-H members
Young cattle producers had a chance to show off what they learned during the tenth annual Saskatchewan Beef Expo. Prairieland Ag Center in Saskatoon, Sask. hosted the three-day event, providing invalu...
Apr 10, 2024
Grain Grower launch GHG policy recommendations
Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) have created a set of policy recommendations focused on agricultural practices and climate change. The Road to 2050 is an initiative aimed at shaping federal government p...
Apr 10, 2024
Feed program to be ‘topped up’ for eligible Saskatchewan livestock producers
Additional payments will be provided to livestock producers already enrolled in the 2023 Canada-Saskatchewan Feed Program. Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lawrence MacAulay said the program, introd...
Apr 09, 2024
Improving hemp yields
Better hemp genetics will improve yield per acre and make hemp a more cost competitive crop for farmers. The goal is to develop hybrid hemp cultivars with the physical and functional traits wanted by ...
Apr 05, 2024
Harvest Academy helps fine tune combining settings
Canada has its first harvest training program for farmers and agriculture professionals. Bushel Plus Ltd., based in Brandon, Man., started the Harvest Academy as a combine education and training progr...
Apr 05, 2024
Reduced-emission fertilizer plant to be built in Western Canada
Two companies have entered into an agreement for a conceptual design study for the development of a reduced-emission fertilizer to be located near Belle Plaine, Sask. The proposed plant will be design...
Apr 04, 2024
