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Olymel reducing hog production in Alberta and Saskatchewan, cutting about 80 jobs
Olymel says it is cutting about 80 jobs as it reduces its hog production in Western Canada.The company says it is closing five sow units in Alberta and one sow unit in Saskatchewan in a move that will...
May 26, 2023
Canada's first high-oleic soybean variety produced in Ontario
Sevita Genetics, an Ontario-based company, has released the first non-genetically modified (GM) high-oleic soybean variety in the country.Called Alinova, it's similar to olive and canola oils, while a...
May 26, 2023
Food Farm program back teaching Sask. youth about ag sector
Agriculture in the Classroom Saskatchewan (AITC-SK) is celebrating its 10th year of teaching students the importance of farming through its Food Farm program.Over the next few weeks, those in grade 3 ...
May 25, 2023
Feds & Ontario providing funding to support youth interested in agriculture
The federal government is teaming up with Ontario's government to support youth interested in working in the agriculture sector.The two are investing more than $2.3 million over the next three years t...
May 25, 2023
Saskatchewan farmers make ‘tremendous progress’ in seeding: Crop report
The progress of seeding operations in Saskatchewan nearly doubled over the past week.According to the weekly crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture, farmers made "tremendous progress" in the wee...
May 25, 2023
Historically dry conditions hit several Sask. communities in May
It's no surprise that Saskatchewan is dealing with so many wildfires as many communities are currently experiencing historically dry conditions.According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, the ...
May 24, 2023
B.C. offering more grants to help protect farms from extreme weather
The British Columbia government is offering grants to farmers and ranchers to help them protect the land from extreme weather.The funds are coming from the Extreme Weather Preparedness for Agriculture...
May 24, 2023
Goats being used to get rid of weeds around Wascana Centre
The Wascana Centre is bringing back a unique but effective tactic to deal with its weed problem.Over 200 goats, coming from the Village of Elbow, will be allowed to walk the grounds from May 24th to J...
May 24, 2023
‘Incredible to see:’ Nutrien using tele-remote technology to mine potash
Nutrien employees have started mining potash from afar.Chris Reynolds, an executive vice-president of Nutrien and its president of potash told Gormley the use of tele-remote technology is changing the...
May 23, 2023
Feds providing more grants to help agri-producers become more sustainable
The federal government is trying to encourage agricultural producers to make their operations more sustainable.They plan on offering grants between $25,000 and $2 million, through the Agricultural Cle...
May 23, 2023