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Livestock inventories have dropped, according to the latest estimates released by Statistics Canada.On Jan. 1, Canadian cattle, hog and sheep numbers were down compared with the same date one year ear...

The federal and Manitoba governments are putting another $60 million into a railway and a port in the province's north.The money is to be used to finish work on the Hudson Bay Railway and to continue ...

Manitoba's seeded acres for dry beans are climbing and that has researchers focusing their efforts on improving yields.Three varieties have been registered since 2009, including AAC Scotty, AAC Portag...

Farmers from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario will have a chance to shine a light on their favourite organizations through a contest with BASF.Until Mar.18, producers can nominate organiza...

A Saskatchewan livestock company has been ordered to pay $50,000 after a bull seriously injured a worker near Weyburn in 2022.According to the Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety, Holdst...

Farm Credit Canada (FCC) has completed another successful Drive Away Hunger campaign with donors providing over 140 million meals.FCC president and CEO Justine Hendricks said it is a testament to the ...

Fertilizer giant Nutrien reported earnings of $176 million, or 35 cents per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2023. That's down from $1.12 billion in the same period of 2022.The Saskatoon-based c...

Saskatchewan is poised to experience a relatively dry spring, meaning another year of drought-like conditions is possible.In the preliminary spring runoff report it released Thursday, the Water Securi...

Fertilizer giant Nutrien Inc. says it earned US$176 million, or 35 cents per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2023 - down from US$1.12 billion in the same period of 2022.The Saskatoon-based comp...

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has given all potato producing province the clean bill of health for potato wart.More than 200 soil samples were tested across the country. This is the second strai...