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LETHBRIDGE, Alta. -- No matter what crop is put in the field, farmers are always looking for production efficiencies while maintaining or even increasing crop yields. That includes Alberta`s potato gr...

SASKATCHEWAN - Planning ahead for the winter months can ensure producers and the cattle they care for are more productive and profitable all year. Livestock and Feed Extension Specialist Travis Peardo...

SASKATCHEWAN - Another great week for Saskatchewan farmers taking off the 2020 crop.Producers made significant harvest progress and now have 43 per cent in the bin, up from 28 per cent last week.The M...

With harvest season in full swing, Lacombe County reminds those travelling on local roads to keep safety at the forefront during fall harvest operations.Whether you're driving a van, combine or semi-t...

During the 2020 shipping season roughly five million metric tonnes of grain was moved through the Port of Thunder Bay.It is a 27 per cent increase in volume compared to the same period last year.Thund...

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Alberta Beef producers have more time to show their interest in helping to guide the province's beef industry, as the delegate nominations deadline has been extended to October 15. ...

MELFORT, Sask. - The Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and Manitoba governments have renewed their financial commitment to the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) located in Saskatoon, Sask.Th...

The conservatives have a new agriculture critic.New leader Erin O'Toole appointed Ontario MP Lianne Rood to the portfolio.Rood grew up on a 1,000 acre vegetable farm. She also has a background in poli...

The Saskatchewan and federal governments have made a $64 million land swap.Environment Canada and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) will acquire 800 square kilometres of the Govenlock, Nashlyn and Battle C...

WINNIPEG, MAN. -- Verticillium stripe, a stem disease, is showing up in more canola fields in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, and harvest is a good time to look for it. The fungal pathogen Vertici...