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MELFORT, Sask. - A fire at a pig barn owned by Olymel resulted in the loss of roughly 10,000 pigs. The barn located in the Sturgis area was a total loss, according to Olymel's vice-president of produc...

MELFORT, Sask. - Farmers in Western Canada can now apply for the 2023 Advance Payments Program (APP) through Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA). The program, commonly known as the cash advance...

MELFORT, Sask. - A central Alberta farmer is the winner of SeedMaster's 160 Acres of Gold Giveaway. Ken Krywko of Sturgeon County farms with two of his sons, Dan and Brad, on their fourth-generation f...

MELFORT, Sask. - This is Food Freedom Day.Each year the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) calculates the date when a Canadian household of average income will have earned enough to pay for thei...

MELFORT, Sask. - A survey of Saskatchewan fields found both the prevalence and incidence of blackleg increased. There were higher levels of sclerotinia stem rot and more cases of clubroot.A separate s...

MELFORT, Sask. - Agriculture in the Classroom Canada (AITC-C) and Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) are joining forces again to provide scholarships to youth nationwide.The DFC Here for Tomorrow Scholarsh...

MELFORT, Sask. - Saskatchewan's agriculture industry has posted a third consecutive year of record agri-food exports, with a total value of $18.4 billion.The leading agri-food export commodities last ...

MELFORT, Sask. - ADAMA Canada is introducing new crop protection products for imidazolinone-tolerant (Clearfield) lentils, as well as all peas and soybeans for the 2023 crop year.Davai A Plus, a broad...

Alberta is introducing a new agri-processing tax credit that the government says will keep our province's competitive advantage, bring investment and diversify the economy.Agriculture and Irrigation M...

MELFORT, Sask.- An annual 4-H event held at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon, Sask. on the weekend had 40 members vying for leadership recognition and scholarships.The members participated in a number of...