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Ag sector set to benefit from feds plan to make it easier to hire temporary foreign workers
Canada's agriculture sector is expected to benefit from the federal government's plan to make it easier to hire temporary foreign workers.They announced earlier this week the launch of the Recognized ...
Aug 11, 2023
Sask. Water Security Agency providing $700K for water management projects
Saskatchewan's Water Security Agency (WSA) is providing $700,000 to help agricultural producers and local governments complete water management projects.This funding is part of a $1.5 million two-year...
Aug 11, 2023
G3 opens its newest grain elevator in Melfort
The City of Melfort and the Rural Municipality of Flett's Springs had a lot to celebrate on Thursday, as the local agriculture industry received a big boost.G3 held the official grand opening of its n...
Aug 11, 2023
Minister launches review of B.C. port strike case to uncover 'structural issues'
Federal Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan is launching an examination of the recently resolved British Columbia port dispute to see if "structural issues" in negotiations led to a 13-day work stoppage la...
Aug 10, 2023
Feds & Ontario providing $1.3M to support provincial beekeepers
The federal and Ontario governments are partnering to support bees in the province.The two governments are providing $1.3 million through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable...
Aug 10, 2023
Around four per cent of harvest complete in Saskatchewan
Harvest in Saskatchewan is already around four per cent complete.That's according to the province's weekly crop report which explains this is ahead of both the five and 10-year averages.Fall rye is cu...
Aug 10, 2023
Concerns over how long delays will be for transporting crops after B.C. port strike
The end of the B.C. port strike is good news for farmers across Western Canada, but there are still concerns about what the overall impact will be on transporting crops.Delays are all but certain as c...
Aug 09, 2023
Canadian company aims to plant 6.5 million trees on farmland in India by end of 2023
A Canadian-based company has been able to plant over 2.5 million trees on degraded rural farmlands and deserted lands in northern India.This is part of Base Carbon Inc.'s project aimed at afforestatio...
Aug 09, 2023
Terms of new contract that resolved British Columbia port dispute are released
The Canada Industrial Relations Board has released the new terms of the agreement that resolved British Columbia's port dispute, including a commitment by employers to train workers to perform mainten...
Aug 09, 2023
Pig cooling pads and weather forecasts for cows are high-tech ways to make meat in a warming world
CHICAGO (AP) - More than a third of the heat-trapping gases cooking the planet come from growing and raising food, but millions of cattle, pigs and other animals get to stay cool in the United States ...
Aug 08, 2023