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New Growth Plan will focus on agriculture

Agriculture is an integral part of the province's New Growth plan announced by Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe. The goal is to expand agri-food exports to $20 billion by 2030.Agricultural Producers Ass...

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Listen: Building public trust in food production

Do consumers trust the agriculture sector? That was one of the questions asked during a survey on public trust.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access has the results.-alice.mcfarlane@jpbg.caOn Twitter: @Alice...

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Sask. gov’t launches new growth plan, targets population, jobs and exports

Premier Scott Moe has a blueprint for the province over the next decade.His government has released Saskatchewan's Growth Plan: The Next Decade of Growth 2020."Our province has seen unprecedented grow...

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Ag minister promotes intensive livestock operations

The provincial agriculture minister encouraged the development of intensive livestock operations at the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities mid-term convention in Regina today. David Mari...

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Agriculture Roundup for Thursday November 14, 2019

Snowmobilers are being asked to stay off fields and avoid damaging unharvested crops.The Saskatchewan Snowmobile Association said it's working with Farm Credit Canada and Saskatchewan Crop Insurance t...

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Listen: Building trust in food production

Consumers want to know how their food is grown, processed and brought to market.The Canadian Centre for Food Integrity and Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan (FFC SK) are hosting the Public Trust Summit ...

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Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday November 13, 2019

Farm producers have more than weather on their mind.Farm Credit Canada (FCC) said a recent survey shows farmers are also thinking about commodity prices and yields when it comes to weighing their risk...

Listen: Oat milk - a healthy alternative

For people who are lactose intolerant there are several options if they want something to add to their morning cereal.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks about oat milk.alice.mcfarlane@jpbg.caOn Twit...

Pork industry to boost sales to China

The Canadian pork industry is looking to maximize the reopening of the Chinese market.Shanghai Representatives of the Canadian red meat industry are in China this week to continue to build the relatio...

Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday November 12, 2019

Canadian Pacific (CP) moved more grain and grain products in October than any month in the company's history.CP said it delivered 2.66 million metric tonnes (MMT) to market. The high-capacity grain ho...