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Grain and oilseed prices were under pressure last week.P.I. Financial commodity futures advisor Adam Pukalo said canola futures reached a high of $1,001 and then fell $110 a tonne for the week.Wheat f...

MEDICINE HAT, Alta. - While the soil may look dry on top, a few inches lower tells a different story.Nichole Neubauer of Neubauer Farms says we've been getting the spring precipitation that farmers de...

RED DEER, Alta. - A Drayton Valley man is due in court next week after being accused in a million-dollar case of cattle fraud.The Alberta RCMP Serious Crimes Branch Livestock Investigation Section was...

GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - A private member's bill proponents say will make it easier for farmers to pass their operations on to their kids and grandkids is now before the Senate.Bill C-208 cleared third...

MELFORT, Sask. - Dry conditions have raised concerns about livestock water sources.Water quality can change quickly and can become concentrated and harmful to animals even early on in the grazing seas...

NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - A new cattle operation will be starting at a local Battlefords area First Nation.Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head, Lean Man First Nation [MGBHLM] Economic Development Corporatio...

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- As of the last readings on May 9, 2021, by Alberta Agriculture's drought modelling team, it was determined that some areas across the west-half of the province have seen moderate am...

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Wildfires have the potential to scorch infrastructure and forests without much notice. In fact, one of the best defenses for those working in the agriculture sector is to have an...

MELFORT, Sask. - It was a productive week for Saskatchewan farmers.The latest crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture has 38 per cent seeded which is up from nine per cent from last week. This is...

MELFORT, Sask. - W.A. Grain & Pulse Solutions has been placed into receivership. Court ordered receiver BDO Canada will manage business operations.The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) said new lice...