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Alberta beef processing plant closes

The Cargill beef processing plant at High River, Alta. will be closed while the company deals with a COVID-19 outbreak.One Cargill worker has died from the virus and there are 484 other cases directly...

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Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday April 22, 2020

Canada shouldn't expect beef shortages due to the temporary closure of a large processing facility after a COVID-19 outbreak, but prices may go up.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the comment to med...

Apr 22, 2020 ID 126144575 © Vitaliy Nazarenko Dreamstime.com

Broken rail suspected in two fiery Saskatchewan train derailments

GUERNSEY, Sask. - The Transportation Safety Board suspects a broken rail was the cause of two fiery train derailments on the same stretch of track in rural Saskatchewan. An advisory to Transport ...

Apr 21, 2020

Farmers looking to expand storage capacity amid low gas prices

Some blends of oil are now trading for negative rates on world markets.While the tumbling prices are not good news for large swaths of Saskatchewan's economy some sectors are seeing savings. Farmers w...

Apr 21, 2020 Some farmers are looking to store more fuel as low oil prices bring down the cost. (The Canadian Press)

Biggest sale of the year for local auction company

Bruce Schapansky Auctioneers at Tisdale are preparing for their biggest auction of the year.COVID-19 has changed how business is conducted but the auction will go ahead with a slightly different forma...

Apr 21, 2020 (Facebook/Bruce Schapansky Auctioneers)

Listen: Farmers support Takeout Day

Canada's dairy, poultry and egg farmers have joined forces to support local restaurants.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks about this movement encouraging Canadians to order from their favourite loc...

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Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday April 21, 2020

Cargill has begun the process of temporarily idling its beef plant in High River, Alta. because of the COVID-19 outbreak. The company is also encouraging all its employees to get tested as soon as pos...

AgriStability enrolment deadline extended to July

Federal, provincial and territorial governments have agreed to give farmers more time to consider a business risk management program.The deadline to enroll in AgriStability has been extended without p...

Apr 20, 2020 David Marit. (submitted photo/Ministry of Agriculture)

Birch Hills beef vendor adapting to COVID-19 demands

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, some local farmers and producers are busy trying to get food from the farm to plate.Increased outputBrenda Kernaleguen is the founder of Brenda's Blue Ribbon Beef, a perenn...

Apr 20, 2020 (submitted photo/Brenda's Blue Ribbon Beef Facebook page)

Showing gratitude to farmers through social media campaign

A Saskatoon-based company is finding new ways to share positive messages during the COVID-19 pandemic.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access explains a new campaign that brings attention to the important work...