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Tariff compensation
Alberta canola growers call for assistance amid China trade disruption
Alberta canola growers are calling on the federal government to provide restitution after significant financial losses tied to trade disruptions with China.In a letter to the Government of Canada, Alberta Canola, which represents more than 12,000 growers, expressed appreciation for Ottawa's efforts to rebuild internati...
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Research facility closures
Ag minister discusses research during Saskatchewan visit
Federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald kicked off a two-day visit to Saskatchewan yesterday with a stop at the University of Saskatchewan. MacDonald toured the Western College of Veterinary Medicine and later met with industry stakeholders. The discussion focused on research, with 16 representatives taking part ...
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agricultural tour
Rocky Ag Society's 2026 E.A.T Tour a great success
On May 14, West Country Grade 4 students traded the classroom for the countryside as the Rocky Mountain House Agricultural Society's Educational Agriculture Tour (E.A.T.) returned for another year.Students from École Rocky Elementary, Lochearn, Rocky Christian School, Caroline School, Charlotte Small, and O'Chie...
May 19, 2026
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Seeding underway in some areas
Motorists urged to watch for farm machinery on highways
As the highways get busy this Victoria Day long weekend, drivers are encouraged to keep an eye out for farm machinery.Melfort Fire Chief Leonard Whitney told northeastNOW it's important to be prepared to encounter the machinery during your drive. "They are usually slow moving and hard to see around," Whitney ...
May 18, 2026
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2026 Saskatchewan Crop report
Seeding gains, still behind
Several farmers are just getting started seeding.The latest Saskatchewan crop report was released Thursday morning. Kim Stonehouse, crops extension specialist with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture based in Tisdale, said for the producers that were able to get into the field, a fair bit of spring seeding progres...
May 14, 2026
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Fighting for grasslands
Conserving endangered grasslands
More than half of North America's grasslands have been lost to development and agriculture. A new research hub at the University of Alberta aims to help conserve what remains of this ecosystem. The Grassland Learning and Knowledge Hub will investigate the drivers behind conservation success and failure, according to l...
May 14, 2026
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Crops

Tariff compensation
Alberta canola growers call for assistance amid China trade disruption
Alberta canola growers are calling on the federal government to provide restitution after significant financial losses tied to trade disruptions with China.In a letter to the Government of Canada, Alberta Canola, which represents more than 12,000 growers, expressed appreciation for Ottawa's efforts to rebuild internati...
1h ago
Read More
Research facility closures
Ag minister discusses research during Saskatchewan visit
Federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald kicked off a two-day visit to Saskatchewan yesterday with a stop at the University of Saskatchewan. MacDonald toured the Western College of Veterinary Medicine and later met with industry stakeholders. The discussion focused on research, with 16 representatives taking part ...
5h ago
Read More
2026 Saskatchewan Crop report
Seeding gains, still behind
Several farmers are just getting started seeding.The latest Saskatchewan crop report was released Thursday morning. Kim Stonehouse, crops extension specialist with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture based in Tisdale, said for the producers that were able to get into the field, a fair bit of spring seeding progres...
May 14, 2026
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Fighting for grasslands
Conserving endangered grasslands
More than half of North America's grasslands have been lost to development and agriculture. A new research hub at the University of Alberta aims to help conserve what remains of this ecosystem. The Grassland Learning and Knowledge Hub will investigate the drivers behind conservation success and failure, according to l...
May 14, 2026
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Livestock

Research facility closures
Ag minister discusses research during Saskatchewan visit
Federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald kicked off a two-day visit to Saskatchewan yesterday with a stop at the University of Saskatchewan. MacDonald toured the Western College of Veterinary Medicine and later met with industry stakeholders. The discussion focused on research, with 16 representatives taking part ...
5h ago
Read More
2026 Saskatchewan Crop report
Seeding gains, still behind
Several farmers are just getting started seeding.The latest Saskatchewan crop report was released Thursday morning. Kim Stonehouse, crops extension specialist with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture based in Tisdale, said for the producers that were able to get into the field, a fair bit of spring seeding progres...
May 14, 2026
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2026 Manitoba Crop Report
Manitoba farmers make early seeding progress, remain behind average
Manitoba farmers made some seeding progress in early May, although the pace remains behind average. That's according to the latest crop report from Manitoba Agriculture. Provincial seeding progress reached 13 per cent, up 11 percentage points from the previous week, but 10 points below the five-year average of 23 per...
May 13, 2026
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Agricultural Clean Technology Program
Federal government commits to clean technology in agriculture
Ottawa is investing up to $30 million over two years to help accelerate the development and adoption of clean technologies in agriculture. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) said the money will flow through the Agricultural Clean Technology Program's research and innovation stream - the ACT Accelerator - and will ...
May 13, 2026
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Awakening the land, Growing Futures
Indigenous Youth Gathering to connect students with Saskatchewan agriculture
About 200 Indigenous students in Grade 9 to 12 are taking part in a one-day, hands-on event at the University of Saskatchewan focused on land stewardship, food production and career pathways that support farms and rural communities. Agriculture in the Classroom Saskatchewan (AITC-SK), in partnership with Horizon School...
May 13, 2026
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Preserving research centres
NFU supports recommendation to reverse AAFC research cuts
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food has tabled its findings in Parliament related to the closure of research centres. In plain terms, the committee is telling the federal government to hit pause on the planned closures of research centres and experimental farm sites - and to rethink th...
May 12, 2026
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