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4-H Canada is hoping to raise $1 million in a fundraising campaign aimed at supporting the future of the organization. Tomorrow Needs 4-H, Today, 4-H Needs You was launched by the Canadian 4-H Foundat...
Sep 04, 2024
OTTAWA - China has announced an anti-dumping investigation into Canadian canola imports today in response to Canada planning to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, steel and aluminum. In a ne...
Sep 03, 2024
The president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan thinks it's time for the Canadian Grain Commission to take a look at its policies to deal grain."(Farmers) deliver millions and ...
Aug 31, 2024
It has been a mixed year for Canadian agriculture with much higher expected yields for some types of crops and lower for others.Statistics Canada says a range of weather-related challenges resulted in...
Aug 30, 2024
Animal disease is a major issue for the livestock and poultry sector in Canada and globally. In swine, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) costs $200 million per year in Canada. In po...
Aug 29, 2024
There was varying amounts of precipitation over the past week ranging from just a trace to upwards of 78 millimeters in Manitoba's northwest region. Manitoba Agriculture cereal crop specialist Ann Kir...
Aug 29, 2024
Saskatchewan farmers say skyrocketing land prices have made it difficult for young producers to expand. Will Robbins, a 43-year-old farmer who operates southwest of Saskatoon near the hamlet of Laura,...
Aug 28, 2024
The Canadian Grain Commission has revoked the grain dealer licence and primary elevator licences of Purely Canada Foods.Purely has locations in Avonlea, Kindersley and Lajord, Sask.Grain farmers in Sa...
Aug 28, 2024
St. Brieux, Sask. based Bourgault Tillage Tools (BTT) has purchased Herschel Parts from Alamo Group. Mark Collins, the marketing manager of Herschel Parts, said the company has been a manufacturer and...
Aug 27, 2024
Two University of Saskatchewan (USask) research projects have received funding to use satellite technology for detailed mapping and analysis of the Earth's surface. The projects are two of 17 supporte...
Aug 26, 2024