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MELFORT, Sask. - The Saskatchewan Government and Fertilizer Canada have renewed its agreement on 4R Nutrient Stewardship for another three years.The fertilizer management strategy incorporates the Rig...

MELFORT, Sask. - There will be changes to grain delivery declarations for Canadian farmers in the 2022-2023 crop year.Starting July 1 in Eastern Canada and Aug. 1 in Western Canada, declarations of el...

MELFORT, Sask. - The World Bank said commodity prices that reached historically elevated levels because of the war in Ukraine will remain high through the end of 2024.The agency's commodity markets ou...

MELFORT, Sask. - Agriculture in the Classroom Saskatchewan (AITC-SK) has launched a new teaching resource that brings nutrition and food education to the next level for students. Mission Super-Human i...

MELFORT, Sask. - Canada's livestock sector will receive federal funding to find ways to increase export opportunities.Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced $3.6 mill...

MELFORT, Sask.- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said Manitoba has its first case of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza.Manitoba Agriculture said the case is in a commercial poultry ...

NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - Charlie Smith who grows canola and wheat on about 2,000 acres on his farm in the Rabbit Lake area is starting to make plans for spring seeding.He said more than half of his f...

SASKATOON, Sask. - With roughly 13 per cent of Saskatchewan's population claiming ties to Ukraine, it's no wonder people continue to find ways to help the country torn apart by war.The latest effort c...

GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - An official with UFA says 2022 will be a very tough year to negotiate for farmers.Vice president of petroleum and innovation Don Smith says all input prices are increasing."Now...

MELFORT, Sask. - An animal health control order has been put in place in Saskatchewan to limit the co-mingling of poultry. The order from Saskatchewan's Chief Veterinary Officer is an effort to reduce...