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MELFORT, Sask. - A vaccine candidate has been found that will block the spread of African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV).The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (A...

MELFORT, Sask. - Producers in central Saskatchewan have some safe options for disposing of unwanted agricultural pesticides and outdated livestock and equine medications.Cleanfarms has established one...

Farmers in the Battlefords and North West part of the province are close to finishing combining their crops.It hasn't been an easy year for producers challenged by drought for most of the growing seas...

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Farming Smarter Lethbridge has developed a series of five articles to address the issue of soil erosion. It's an issue that was brought to the forefront this year of drought and hea...

Farmers in Saskatchewan are on the verge of wrapping up harvest.In its weekly crop report, the Ministry of Agriculture said 95 per cent of the crop has been combined - well ahead of the five-year aver...

MELFORT, Sask. - An independent analysis warns of a major financial impact of a proposed federal fertilizer emission reduction of 30 per cent.Fertilizer Canada hired Meyers Norris Penny (MNP) to calcu...

MELFORT, Sask. - Saskatchewan is considered a biotechnology leader. The provincial government has declared Sept. 27 to Oct. 3 Biotech Week in Saskatchewan.Agriculture Minister David Marit said biotech...

GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - The Sept. 21 crop report from the province says 56.9 per cent of the Peace Region crop had been combined as of that date.That compares to 44.3 per cent in the September 14 repo...

HUMBOLDT, Sask. - Farm writers from across the country met up online this past weekend to discuss current issues in the agricultural journalism industry at the Canadian Farm Writers Federation (CFWF) ...

MELFORT, Sask. - The 2021 growing season has been one of the worst on record for both severe drought and extreme heat.Farmers can add herbicide carryover to a long list of concerns as they prepare for...