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The 2024 edition of Alberta Open Farm Days, Aug. 17-18, is sure to be a great one as organizers place a heavy focus on the province's small, but interesting craft fibre industry.It's the year of the a...

The August 6 crop report form AFSC says that 54.2 per cent of all crops in the Peace were rated in good to excellent condition as of that date.That is up a bit from 54 per cent in the July 30 report.T...

Grain Growers of Canada said the federal government's proposed enhancements to the Canadian Entrepreneurs' Incentive (CEI) will benefit some grain farmers but don't go far enough. The revisions do not...

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) has a new deputy minister. Lawrence Hanson was chosen to replace Stefanie Beck as the top bureaucrat in the federal agriculture department effective June 3. Han...

British Columbia's fruit growers co-operative that served farmers for almost a century has filed for creditor protection, citing more than $58 million in liabilities and a disastrous crop failure this...

The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) will have a new president. Ray Orb will be leaving the position at the end of the month. The Acting President will be Bill Huber, SARM's cur...

Extreme weather events like fires, floods, heat waves and droughts pose an increasing risk to Canada's food supply chain, putting pressure on prices all the way to the grocery store shelf, say experts...

RED DEER, AB - The Government of Alberta is expanding eligibility for the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation's (AFSC) Next Generation (Next Gen) Loan program.The move comes in an effort to add...

It's a perfect weekend to visit a farm in Saskatchewan.Open Farm Days is a new event that focuses on sharing Saskatchewan food and agriculture with consumers. There are 36 farms that have opened their...

Seven provinces, including Saskatchewan, have expressed their concerns about changes to the capital gains tax proposed in the 2024 federal budget, and what those changes could mean to the agricultural...