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The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) annual meeting was held online this year.The members passed a resolution asking the federal government to reconsider banning strychnine for controllin...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Three researchers formerly part of the Alberta Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and now working for the University of Lethbridge.The Government of Alberta announced $1.8-million i...

MELFORT, Sask. - Prairie honey producers take great pride in their pure product. But the fake honey showing up on store shelves is hurting their bottom line.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to Tim...

LACOMBE, AB - It's a substantial economic boost coming for the central Alberta region. The provincial government announced Thursday that it is providing $10 million from the Technology Innovation and ...

MELFORT, Sask. - Farmers across the province are finishing combining.The latest crop report says 99 per cent of the crop now in the bin, well ahead of the five-year average of 83 per cent for this tim...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has announced a boost for research at Lethbridge College.Details are being finalized for a $2 million agreement that will have the post-secondary institution manage the 2...

MELFORT, Sask. - The Prairie Cereals Summit is taking a different approach and will go ahead with its conference in Banff, Alta.The two-day event will use a different format with two rooms for present...

Percy Schmeiser, a Saskatchewan farmer who became famous during his legal battle with biotech giant Monsanto, has died. John Schmeiser said his father died quietly Tuesday afternoon at the age of 89.&...

MELFORT, Sask. - With the fall calf run moving into full gear, small price declines were reported last week.Feed grain prices, namely corn and barley, continue to rise, but there has not been a signif...

Washington State, U.S. -- Washington state officials say they were again unsuccessful at live-tracking a "murder" hornet while trying to find and destroy a nest of the giant insects.The Washington Sta...