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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...

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Two new programs under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, designed to support economic recovery and growth, while reducing red tape, are open for applications. The partnership i...

MELFORT, Sask. - 4-H youth members across Canada now have access to a new mental health activity kit.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to Liz Jarvis with 4-H Canada about the Unbox Your Mind progra...

MELFORT, Sask. - Saskatchewan crops need rain.The latest report from the province said most crops are in fair to good condition.Crops extension specialist Shannon Friesen said while many areas receive...

MELFORT, Sask. - Maple Leaf Foods has signed a deal to buy four pig farms in Saskatchewan from a group of companies known as Polar Pork.The agreement includes two sow barns and two nursery barns with ...

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- When it comes to marketing commodities, farmers are aware there is a long list of factors to consider. It can be anything from crop availability in a specific region or country, or ...

Legal, Alta.,- An existing mill just north of Edmonton will become the home of the first faba bean fractionation plant.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to Faba Canada President Brad Goudy about th...

MELFORT, Sask. - Prairie farmers will have a chance to get together for an event recognizing their hard work.The Thanks for Farming tour will be July 8 and 9 at Lethbridge, Alta., July 13 and 14 at Sw...