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MELFORT, Sask. - Changes are being made to the Advance Payments Program (APP) to give farmers a chance to increase cash flow immediately.There will be a temporary waiving of the requirement for pre-pr...

MELFORT, Sask. - Four of Alberta's crop commissions are part of an educational program with a focus on the crop sector.Project Agriculture will now include new junior high social studies and science t...

MELFORT, Sask. - More British Columbia veterinary students will attend the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) in Saskatoon, Sask.The B.C. governmen...

MELFORT, Sask. - After a two-year hiatus the Saskatchewan Beef Expo returned over the weekend.Roughly 60 young people were able to participate in-person in educational seminars and competition at Sask...

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - You may be just about snowed out after all the deposits we got this winter, but there are some in the Prince Albert area who are relieved to see the snow continuing into early A...

MELFORT, Sask. - An outbreak of Japanese encephalitis in Australia is causing worldwide concern.The viral zoonotic disease is spread by mosquitoes and can cause reproductive losses and encephalitis in...

MELFORT, Sask.- Farmers have been jumping at the opportunity to secure some cash flow as they prepare for the growing season.The 2022 Advance Payments Program (APP) is a federal loan program administe...

MELFORT, Sask. - Some Saskatchewan livestock producers will have to be patient waiting for the snow to melt before they turn their animals out onto pasture.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to Shel...

MELFORT, Sask. - The University of Calgary is concerned people are mixing a powerful drug to sedate horses and cattle.Professor of veterinary medicine Nigel Caulkett said xylazine produces a deep stat...

MELFORT, Sask. - Canada's food manufacturers managed to grow sales, buoyed by pent-up demand and higher prices.The 2021 Farm Credit Canada (FCC) Food Report indicated food manufacturing sales increase...