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MELFORT, Sask. - Farm Credit Canada (FCC) will contribute $100,000 to school meal programs across Canada as part of the corporation's annual campaign to help alleviate hunger.For the fourth consecutiv...

GRANDE PRAIRIE, ALTA. -- The September 29 crop report from Alberta Agriculture says 42.6 per cent of the Peace Country crop had been combined as of that date.The completion percentages by crop were 83...

MONTREAL, Que. - Canada's two main railways notched another record-setting quarter for grain shipments, benefiting from efficient cars, strong global demand and more available capacity due to fewer sh...

MELFORT, Sask. - It has been a challenging year for western Canadian feedlots.Canfax manager and senior analyst Brian Perillat spoke during an online town hall organized by the Canadian Cattlemen's As...

MELFORT, Sask. - Canadian Pacific (CP) had its best-ever third quarter and September for transporting grain.CP moved 7.72 million metric tonnes which is up 10.8 per cent from the previous record set i...

NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - The Lloydminster Agricultural Exhibition Association is establishing a foundation for those who want to make a charitable donation to help the non profit."[The Lloyd Ex Found...

The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) will use an online format to take care of business this year.SSGA President Bill Huber said the 107th annual general meeting will be a virtual event.H...

MELFORT, Sask. - Conditions have been relatively dry throughout the province allowing farmers to make significant harvest progress.The latest report from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture repor...

GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB -- A local farmer recently took time out of the busy harvest season to share a message of positivity through some self-made crop art.Nancy Haughian has been creating crop art with h...

LACOMBE, AB - Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) has announced that its Board of Directors has selected Darryl Kay as the new Chief Executive Officer, effective October 1.Kay currently ...