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Commercial beekeepers in Saskatchewan who were impacted by abnormally high colony losses in 2022 are getting financial support from the federal and provincial governments.The $1 million from AgriRecov...

Pulp mill waste heading for a landfill could have a second life as an organic fertilizer.A University of Alberta research project suggested waste could help reduce the environmental impact of using co...

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said it has detected the presence of avian influenza at a non-poultry, non-commercial location in the central Okanagan.This is the 52nd place in B.C. where the cont...

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and Bayer Crop Science announced a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) at COP28 to explore sustainable agriculture technologies, with a goal of lowering greenhouse gas...

Grasslands are one of the world's most threatened ecosystems. Canadian ranchers say they want government funding to help them preserve it.More than 75 per cent of grasslands that once covered the Cana...

Christi Friesen remembers her husband saying he knew that the cloud of depression over her was finally lifting when he saw her smile at the end of the gruelling 2016 harvest season.That October had be...

Roughly 27,000 Canadian farmers were asked about their 2023 crop and reported producing more corn for grain and soybeans, but less wheat, canola, barley, and oats in 2023. Throughout the growing seaso...

The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) released its final report on Farmers and Food Prices.APAS president Ian Boxall said after a full year of study, consultation, and review, ...

Saskatchewan high school students are learning more about the Agricultural Technician Program at Saskatchewan Polytechnic in Saskatoon, Sask. this week.The one-day 'boot camp' is part of the Agricultu...

Despite months of discussion, industry members have yet to sign the Grocery Sector Code of Conduct.In a joint statement, Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lawrence MacAulay and Andr Lamontagne, Quebe...