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New mental health app for farmers
MELFORT, Sask. - The Saskatchewan government has unveiled a new tool for farmers to track their mental health.A mobile phone app, Avail, was developed by Saskatoon-based Bridges Health.Ministry of Agr...
Jan 29, 2021

Midwest Food Resources offers access to local produce at reasonable cost
Families in West Central Saskatchewan can continue to access fresh produce over the winter close to home at a modest cost.Non-profit organization Midwest Food Resources provides its Fresh Food Box Pro...
Jan 28, 2021

Listen: Flax seeded acreage to remain the same for 2021
MELFORT, Sask. - Good prices won't guarantee there will be more flax in the ground this spring.Marlene Boersch with Mercantile Consulting Venture shared a flax production and price outlook at the rece...
Jan 28, 2021

Still time for winter moisture before farmers and ranchers get worried
CYPRESS COUNTY, AB - A lack of snow makes for better conditions for those on the road, but those who also have to worry about the conditions of the field aren't exactly fans of the dry winter so far i...
Jan 28, 2021

Agriculture Roundup for Thursday January 28, 2021
MELFORT, Sask. - It's Bell Let's Talk Day.The federal agriculture minister is encouraging the agriculture sector to speak up about mental health.Marie-Claude Bibeau said in recent months many people h...
Jan 28, 2021

Livestock and forage research receives funding
MELFORT, Sask. - Livestock and forage research projects will receive $7.5 million from the federal and provincial governments and supporting partners.Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit said...
Jan 27, 2021

Listen: Commodity markets trending to new contract highs
MELFORT, Sask. - All the grain futures are trading higher. Soy oil was up over 100 points for the third day in a row.Senior analyst Wayne Palmer explains how the markets got to this point and where th...
Jan 27, 2021

Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday January 27, 2021
MELFORT, Sask. - Canadian fertilizer giant Nutrien said it will expand its use of contact tracing technology to help protect its 14,500 employees from COVID-19.The Saskatoon-based company said it has ...
Jan 27, 2021

Listen: Agriculture innovation recognized at Manitoba Ag Days
MELFORT, Sask. - Adaptive Agriculture from Saskatoon, Sask. won the Ag Tech category at the 2021 Manitoba Ag Days awards for its new grain drying and monitoring product. alice.mcfarlane@jpbg.caOn Twit...
Jan 27, 2021

Alberta announces 20 per cent off crop insurance premiums for 2021
LETHBRIDGE, AB - This is not an ad for crop insurance. This is a move by the Government of Alberta and the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) that is expected to save farmers more than ...
Jan 26, 2021