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NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - Residents across Saskatchewan are asked not to prune their elm trees starting April 1 in an effort to prevent the spread of Dutch elm disease (DED) in the province. They can ...

In September, United Nations members will set goals for the world's food systems. Canadian agriculture will have an important role in shaping policy.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to recently re...

Canola farmers can continue to use two important seed treatments.Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) completed its special review on clothianidin and thiamethoxam. The seed treatments are used to...

MELFORT, Sask. - Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) has rebranded its ethanol-production facility in Belle Plaine, Sask.The Co-op Ethanol Complex (CEC), formerly known as Terra Grain Fuels, will co...

MELFORT, Sask. - A total of 43 recommendations have been made to improve rural connectivity in Saskatchewan. The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) created the Rural Connectivit...

MELFORT - Tighter U.S. hog supplies could improve the profit potential for pork producers this spring and summer.The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report sho...

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- It's an annual event in Alberta - the pea leaf weevil survey - and there's good reason for it. Shelley Barkley, the insect survey technologist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry,...

MELFORT, Sask. - An annual soil moisture map prepared by retired University of Saskatchewan professor Les Henry shows much of the province is dry to very dry.He explains most growing regions will need...

MEDICINE HAT, AB - This isn't a Sunday trail ride in the coulees.Volunteers and their horses are working on their skills.Jessica Tory leads the mounted team with the South Eastern Alberta Search and R...

MELFORT, Sask. - Despite some setbacks caused by the pandemic, Canada's food and beverage sector is expected to be even stronger this year.According to a new Farm Credit Canada (FCC) report most econo...