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A not-for-profit will receive funding to promote animal health and welfare. The federal and Saskatchewan governments announced $18 million to support Prairie Diagnostic Services in Saskatchewan over t...

United States-based oilseed crushing companies Bunge Ltd. and Viterra Ltd. have sealed a deal to merge and create a $34-billion agricultural powerhouse organization.Viterra is one of North America's l...

Alberta has a new agriculture minister.Premier Danielle Smith named her new cabinet recently which includes Highwood MLA RJ Sigurdson who was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation.Sigurdson...

The Canadian Grain Commission is updating its official grain grading guide.They said they're doing this to better meet the needs of the agriculture sector in Canada and grain buyers around the world.O...

A US$8.2-billion merger between U.S. company Bunge Ltd. and Viterra Ltd. will create a massive global agricultural giant in an industry that has already seen a significant amount of consolidation in r...

Three organizations in the Prairies are getting $25,000 each from BASF Canada.Davidson Child Care Inc. in Davidson, Saskatchewan; the Forrest Special Projects Group in Forrest, Manitoba; and the Rosal...

Wiping tears from her eyes, Prince Albert's Michelle McKeaveney was overcome with emotion Monday afternoon.River Valley Resilience Retreat, which McKeaveney co-founded, received nearly $26,000 from th...

A lot of Saskatchewan residents woke up under a blanket of smoke again Monday.Environment Canada issued special air quality statements for about two-thirds of the province, including Saskatoon, Humbol...

The first potash mine in Manitoba has officially opened.It's located in Harrowby, near the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border, and will produce around 250,000 tonnes of the mineral, which is primarily used ...

KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) - The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam was a fast-moving disaster that is swiftly evolving into a long-term environmental catastrophe affecting drinking water, food supplies and e...