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Listen: World wheat market uncertain due to supply shortages in key exporting nations
MELFORT, Sask. - There was drought in the United States and Russia as well as Western Canada this year.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to Bruce Burnett with MarketsFarm about the volatile wheat m...
Oct 22, 2021
Seed shortages added to farmers concerns for next growing season
MELFORT, Sask. - The dry conditions on the prairies have hurt seed production.Short supplies of seed and the rapid escalation of grain prices should have farmers rushing to line-up their planting seed...
Oct 22, 2021
Agriculture Roundup for Friday October 22, 2021
MELFORT, Sask. - Waste products from pulse processing will have a new life.Lucent BioSciences and AGT Food and Ingredients have created a novel fertilizer out of the co-products of Canadian-grown puls...
Oct 22, 2021
Input costs, seed supplies concerns for 2022 growing season
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - Now that a lot of farmers have finished harvest, they are looking towards next year.Valhalla producer and Grain Growers of Canada chair Andre Harpe says rising input costs are ...
Oct 21, 2021
Survey finds cover cropping is increasing across the prairies
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - It was originally difficult for prairie farmers to get enough information but, it's now known that on-farm cover cropping is well established on the prairies.Cover crops help preve...
Oct 21, 2021
Listen: Protect your farm from theft
MELFORT, Sask. - Saskatchewan RCMP responded to numerous thefts of agriculture-related items. Losses were in the thousands of dollars so far in 2021.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to Saskatchewa...
Oct 21, 2021
Listen: Sask. Pulse Growers directors share their goals for the next term
MELFORT, Sask. - Three nominees have been acclaimed to the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers' (SPG) Board of Directors. The new and returning directors share their thoughts on the key issues they will face d...
Oct 20, 2021
Moosomin First Nation welcomes new mobile meat processing unit
THE BATTLEFORDS, Sask. - A Battlefords area First Nation now has increased access to fresh wild game and meats by providing a new mobile meat processing unit for the community to use.Moosomin First Na...
Oct 20, 2021
CN Rail begins search for new CEO
MELFORT, Sask. - Canadian National Railway Company (CN) will begin the process of finding a new leader after CEO Jean-Jacques (JJ) Ruest retirement was announced.Ruest will retire as president and chi...
Oct 20, 2021
October 31 deadline looms for initial livestock feed assistance
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- An update on the response to the Alberta Livestock Feed Assistance program, made available through the AgriRecovery program, is meeting with good response. Alberta Beef Producers Go...
Oct 20, 2021