Author Archives:

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Lethbridge College is showing how it is ready to meet the changing needs of the agriculture industry by launching its Bachelor of Agriculture Science program. The degree program, wh...

NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - Producers in the North West Region and Battlefords area are seeing crops performing well overall, even in the current mainly dry conditions.Charlie Smith, who farms in the Ra...

The Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) say they are rallying the country's grain industry to champion the role of modern plant technology in driving safe and sustainable growth for the sector. This comes i...

MELFORT, Sask. - Header wreckers could be a thing of the past.TerraClear, an applied AI and robotics company in Idaho, has created a robot for picking rocks.CEO Brent Frei said picking up rocks is tra...

MELFORT, Sask. - The Saskatchewan Government will continue to provide financial support to short line railways.The Short Line Railway Improvement Program (SRIP) will distribute $530,000 to its 13 prov...

The Canadian Cattlemen's Association (CCA) says beef prices are higher now and live cattle prices have recovered.Dennis Laycraft says with the day and a half shut-down due to a cyberattack, JBS will b...

BROOKS, AB - Livestock slaughter was stopped yesterday at the JBS meat-packing plant in Brooks following a cyberattack on the company.According to the JBS Canada Facebook page, at least one shift was ...

MELFORT, Sask. - Dry conditions this past week have allowed Saskatchewan farmers to nearly complete seeding in all regions. The latest crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture said 97 per cent of ...

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- A new research project from Lethbridge College is aiming to help Alberta grain farmers cut their losses through improved storage technology and methods. The project is one of the la...

MELFORT, Sask. - The next policy framework for agriculture will be discussed over the next several months.Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude announced the start of the virtual process fro...