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To say some farmers in the province are apprehensive about 2023 would be an understatement.After a year of significant price increases on gas and food, there's reason to believe it's only going to get...

VERNON, B.C.- The minimum wage for certain farm workers will increase in the new year.Effective Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, the minimum piece work wages for workers who hand-harvest crops in B.C. will incre...

A several decades-old grain elevator in Bentley, northwest of Red Deer, is totally destroyed after fire ripped through it in the early morning hours of Dec. 23.Located at 4701 51 Street in the small t...

MELFORT, Sask. - A University of Saskatchewan (USask) researcher is building a database to determine the whereabouts of cougars. Tammie Windsor is the lead for the Prairie Cougar Research Project at t...

It will be a good opportunity for ranchers in the North West region, including the Battlefords and Meadow Lake area, to connect with experts in the industry at the upcoming Cattleman's Call event, org...

MELFORT, Sask. - Farm Credit Canada (FCC) has a new president and chief executive officer.Justine Hendricks held various positions at Export Development Canada (EDC) over the past 16 years and was nam...

MELFORT, Sask. - University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers have uncovered a new, more energy-efficient way to process lentils, making them more nutritious and digestible. Combining heat from micr...

MELFORT, Sask. - The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities is unhappy with a tax change made by the province.R.M.'s previously had the ability to tax commercial property at nines times the ...

MELFORT, Sask. - Another Fraser Valley farm has been struck with the highly contagious avian flu in a year of severe infection.The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said the virus was confirmed yesterda...

MELFORT, Sask. - Canadian Western Agribition (CWA) was a resounding success with record-setting numbers, sell-out entertainment, impressive cattle sale results, and a significant return of internation...