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MELFORT, Sask. - Regina-based Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is offering to provide support to drought-stricken producers.Senior vice-president of operations, Darren Howden said FCC is willing to be flexibl...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge College has received one of the largest financial boosts in its history.The post-secondary institution has gotten two grants from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)...

Saskatchewan's beef industry says the province's drought-stricken producers need more help.Recent weather has depleted the feed supply and dried up watering holes for cattle, says Arnold Balicki, chai...

GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - A member of County of Grande Prairie Council says Monday's declaration of an agricultural disaster is meant to show the severe effects of the drought.Councillor and Ag. Service...

The flour you need to bake your bread, the canola oil restaurants use to fry the food you eat and a variety of other products used both domestically and internationally will be going up in price again...

Regina-based Farm Credit Canada is offering to provide support to drought-stricken producers.Senior vice president of operations, Darren Howden, says FCC is willing to be flexible on loans on a case b...

Saskatchewan is suffering through a drought, and it's hurting agriculture of all kinds.Many cattle ranchers in the province have struggled to grow enough feed for their herds.According to the province...

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- It's an investment that could help improve animal health and antimicrobial stewardship within the beef producing industry. By understanding antimicrobial use (AMU) trends, it's expe...

As if Saskatchewan farmers didn't have enough to worry about this summer, what is being grown despite the heat is being eaten by grasshoppers. Dr. James Tansey, insect/ pest management specialist with...

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) welcomes the drought aid announcement the federal government made recently. Ottawa announced the livestock tax defe...