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MELFORT, Sask. - Canadian poultry and egg producers have lost more than 1.7 million farmed birds to a highly contagious strain of avian influenza.The latest numbers provided by the Canadian Food Inspe...

NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - The Battlefords - Camrynn Simon hopes to bring more value-added food products to Saskatchewan tables in the future.That's why the University of Saskatchewan research student ...

MELFORT, Sask. - Trade Minister Mary Ng and U.S. counterpart Katherine Tai say they are forging closer trade ties between their two countries, in spite of lingering irritants. Tai said while the two c...

GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - The federal and provincial governments say the Canada-Alberta Livestock Feed Assistance program gave out $350 million to help producers pay for feed this past winter.The progra...

MELFORT, Sask. - Avian influenza has been found in British Columbia's Lower Mainland for the first time since the infection began spreading across the continent this spring.The H5N1 virus has also bee...

MELFORT, Sask. - The first seeders hit the field in Saskatchewan last week, according to the Ministry of Agriculture's crop report.Crops Extension Specialist Matt Struthers said cool temperatures and ...

MELFORT, Sask. - The federal government will spend roughly $4.4 million over the next two years to support three industry organizations in their efforts to grow Canada's grain exports. Increasing mark...

MELFORT, Sask. - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said avian influenza has been found in three more communities in Alberta.CFIA said the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain was confirmed Sunday in...

GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - An additional $115,000 in funding from Alberta Agriculture and Forestry has been given to the 'Alberta Ag Plastic: Recycle It!' pilot program. This will allow an extension for ...

MELFORT, Sask. - The federal agriculture minister wants climate related incentives included in business risk management programs (BRM).Marie-Claude Bibeau, provincial, and territorial ministers of agr...