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Harvest in Saskatchewan is ahead of the five-year average for this time of year despite some delays due to rain.According to the weekly crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture, which covered the ...

The Rural Municipality (RM) of Prince Albert is joining the growing list of areas in Saskatchewan that are struggling with drought-like conditions. Earlier this week, the region's council declared an ...

Maintaining strong agricultural trade ties in North America is the focus of the Tri-National Agricultural Accord.Politicians and trade officials from Canada, the United States, and Mexico were in Sask...

A $405,000 PetSmart Charities of Canada will allow the University of Saskatchewan (USask) veterinary outreach program to run a three-year pilot project in northern Saskatchewan.That's according to Dr....

Manitoba farmers are getting back into the field after wet weather interrupted combining.Manitoba Agriculture cereal crop specialist Anne Kirk said harvest progress sits at 3 per cent complete across ...

A large swath of Saskatchewan is being forced to deal with wildfire smoke coming from the Northwest Territories and Northern Alberta.This has led to special air quality statements being issued for mul...

A farm group wants to support the younger generation of farmers and encourage them to take an active role in the development of agriculture policy.The Wheat Growers Association (WG) launched the mento...

Some advocates say expanding the amount of irrigation used in Canada could help farmers weather droughts associated with climate change.Irrigation has been used for more than 100 years in semi-arid pa...

Sean Stanford's wheat farm just south of Lethbridge, Alta. falls within the far left corner of Palliser's Triangle - an expanse of prairie grassland encompassing much of southeast Alberta, a swath of ...

Sean Stanford's wheat farm just south of Lethbridge, Alta. falls within the far left corner of Palliser's Triangle - an expanse of prairie grassland encompassingmuch of southeast Alberta, a swath of s...