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MELFORT, Sask. - Many areas of Saskatchewan are concerned about soil moisture conditions heading into seeding season.World Weather meteorologist Drew Lerner tells Alice McFarlane with Ag Access it is ...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A local team of researchers will conduct one of the first Alberta-based studies into subsurface drip fertigation (SDF).Dr. Rezvan Karimi Dehkordi is part of Lethbridge College's Muell...

MELFORT, Sask. - Agriculture ministers are being urged to support the proposed changes to the AgriStability program.A joint statement from the co-chairs of the recent agriculture ministers meeting sta...

ROCKY VIEW, AB. -- The federal agriculture department isn't just concerned about the food consumed by humans, it has also zeroed-in on feed for animals. Along the way, there's the opportunity to reduc...

MELFORT, Sask. - A British Columbia company that feeds food waste to insects to produce pet food has received $6 million from the federal government for a new plant north of Calgary, Alta.Enterra Feed...

MELFORT, Sask. - Port of Thunder Bay reported an outstanding shipping season.Cargo volumes came to 10.2 million tonnes, which marked the first time the tonnage topped 10 million since 1997. Much of th...

The province announced it is partnering with the federal government to give a $9.8 million boost for crop research in 2021.The funding will benefit 39 projects, through Saskatchewan's Agriculture Deve...

MELFORT, Sask. - Wheat growers on the Prairies say a federal review of the Canada Grain Act is long overdue.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to the chair of a group that represents wheat producers...

GRANDE PRAIRIE, Sask. - Statistics Canada will be conducting the Census of Agriculture in May.The data gathered is meant to help form policies and outreach ideas. It is also used to conduct market res...

Canada's African Swine Fever Action plan is being developed with a focus on four pillars.Canadian Pork Council Executive Director John Ross said biosecurity is about prevention."If we can just avoid t...