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This year's pumpkin harvest in Canada and the United States is a stark reminder of the fact farmers are at the mercy of the weather gods.Alberta pumpkin farmer Mike Williams said the weather was so dr...

Alberta's feed program has officially opened.Producers who altered grazing practises for more than three weeks this year due to drought conditions will be eligible for the program.Up to $150 per head ...

A new initiative is supporting educational opportunities for youth to connect with agriculture. Agriculture in the Classroom Saskatchewan (AITC-SK) launched Acres for Education campaign to highlight t...

Alberta Grains is seeking nominations for its inaugural board of directors.This was after the amalgamation of the Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions.The organization is inviting farmers from all six...

Applications open Oct. 30 for the 2023 Canada-Alberta Drought Livestock (CADL) Assistance program.The program is providing livestock producers up to $165 million to maintain breeding herds and comes a...

Saskatchewan livestock producers can now apply for assistance through the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC).The 2023 Canada-Saskatchewan Feed Program covers 70 per cent of additional cost...

Beer Canada is the newest member of the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre (CMBTC).CMBTC Managing Director Peter Watts said Beer Canada brings a key voice of the domestic beer sector to the orga...

A new report provides detail of the economic impact of Canadian wheat, barley, durum, and oats in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritimes. Cereals Canada ...

The Agriculture Carbon Alliance (ACA) wants the senate's proposed amendment, to remove heating and cooling of barns, greenhouses and other food growing structures from Bill C-234, be removed.ACA Co-Ch...

India's high commission in Canada said the country's officials will resume processing some types of visa applications in Ottawa and at consulates in Toronto and Vancouver.The decision came a month aft...