Tag Archives: Agriculture

The Government of Alberta plans to invest $125 million over the next five years in a new Drought and Flood Protection Program. It’s designed to help vulnerable municipalities and Indigenous comm...

Canadian pulses are some of the most sustainable crops in the world, and a national group is looking to back that up with even more data. Pulse Canada is asking chickpea growers to participate in a su...

A successful canola crop needs a lot of nitrogen, which is why nitrogen gets most of the attention. That same successful crop also depends on phosphorus, potassium, sulphur and micronutrients. Alice M...

Delegates at the annual meeting of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture asked for the interest-free portion of Advance Payment Program moved back up to $350,000. Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrenc...

The creation of new food products from agricultural crops could open new doors for allergy-sensitive individuals. The ingredients created by Avena Foods will refine specialty-milled oat and pulse flou...

Livestock inventories have dropped, according to the latest estimates released by Statistics Canada. On Jan. 1, Canadian cattle, hog and sheep numbers were down compared with the same date one year ea...

The federal and Manitoba governments are putting another $60 million into a railway and a port in the province’s north. The money is to be used to finish work on the Hudson Bay Railway and to co...

Manitoba’s seeded acres for dry beans are climbing and that has researchers focusing their efforts on improving yields. Three varieties have been registered since 2009, including AAC Scotty, AAC...

Farmers from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario will have a chance to shine a light on their favourite organizations through a contest with BASF. Until Mar.18, producers can nominate organiz...

Farm Credit Canada (FCC) has completed another successful Drive Away Hunger campaign with donors providing over 140 million meals. FCC president and CEO Justine Hendricks said it is a testament to the...