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TABER, AB - Corn growers in Southern Alberta are hoping for another a-maize-ing crop this summer.James Johnson, owner and operator at Johnson Fresh Farms, says they got off to a bit of a slow start in...

MELFORT, Sask. - Parrish & Heimbecker will build a new elevator near Yorkton, Sask.The new facility will be constructed on the existing site and will replace the elevator that has been at the loca...

REGINA, Sask. - A Leader-area farmer is feeling pessimistic about the harvest as hot and dry conditions have devastated many of his crops.Brent Watts grows wheat and lentils on part of his farm. He ha...

MAPLE CREEK, Sask. - Eight-year-old Jake has a special job.He is part of the Equine Gestalt team at Conscious Effects just outside of Maple Creek.Jake and Cali Brown help others on their journey to di...

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask.- We have near all-time record-breaking heat and yet there was frost on the ground just a matter of weeks ago- I guess we must be talking about farming in Saskatchewan!The bizarre ...

Crop conditions in Alberta's Central region are being estimated at 77 per cent good or excellent, and on par with both the five-year and 10-year average.However, according to officials with Alberta Ag...

The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) is calling on the provincial government to increase the AgriStability compensation rate to 80 per cent. President Todd Lewis said Ontario ...

MEDICINE HAT, Alta. - Farmers are right up there with first responders, truckers, and grocery store workers among those whose jobs seemed to never stop over the past 15 months.Jeremy Matuszewski, orga...

LETHBRIDGE, Alta.- Shortly after 7 p.m. Wednesday evening, fire crews were called out to a massive blaze at Green Prairie International, on Highway 3, east of Lethbridge. There is no initial informati...

MELFORT, Sask. - University of Saskatchewan (USask) has found its dean for the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM). Dr. Gillian Muir continues in the role as she served as the college's inte...