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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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 ...