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Malting barley production the focus of meetings in Saskatoon
MELFORT, Sask. - The Canadian Malt Barley Technical Centre (CMBTC) is offering an in person course March 16 and 17 in Saskatoon.The event will include an overview of the Canadian malting barley value ...
Mar 11, 2022

Listen: Saskatchewan-based company to send food aid to Ukraine.
MELFORT, Sask. - AGT Food and Ingredients based in Regina, Sask. is preparing packages of Canadian products that will be distributed by food agencies in Ukraine.President and CEO Murad Al-Katib said t...
Mar 11, 2022

Bull sale, Farm Family of the Year tribute to highlight Friday at the Agri-Show
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - The Northern Classic Bull Sale will be among the highlights on a busy Day 3 Friday at the Foster's Peace Country Classic Agri-Show.JayDawn Farms and Willow Creek Simmentals wil...
Mar 11, 2022

Agriculture Roundup for Friday March 11, 2022
MELFORT, Sask. - Conservation groups in Manitoba will receive $2.86 million for 20 projects to improve wildlife, water, and soil.The Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation (MHHC) will provide the money...
Mar 11, 2022

SaskLander app offers alternatives to access private land
MELFORT, Sask. - The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities sees the SaskLander app as a useful tool for landowners and recreational users to get permission to enter private lands.SARM is jo...
Mar 10, 2022

Agri-Show organizers glad to be back
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - Organizers at the 36th Foster's Peace Country Classic Agri-Show are glad to be back after being shut down for two years.The 2020 edition was cancelled after Day 1, and there wa...
Mar 10, 2022

Listen: Dismal grain transportation numbers from Canada's railways
MELFORT, Sask. - Grain transportation in Western Canada have been very disappointing this winter.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to Milt Poirier with QGI Consulting about the number of rail cars ...
Mar 10, 2022

Agriculture Roundup for Thursday March 10, 2022
MELFORT, Sask. - The UN World Food Program is warning millions of people in the developing world and conflict zones are on the brink of starvation following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.The program re...
Mar 10, 2022

Saskatchewan has been a colder than normal winter
MELFORT, Sask. - If it feels like it has been a long, cold, and snowy winter Environment Canada has the statistics to back that up.Meteorologist Terri Lang compiled the February data along with the th...
Mar 09, 2022

Skyrocketing fuel prices will hurt agriculture-related industries
THE BATTLEFORDS, Sask. - With prices hovering at 169.9 cents per litre in the Battlefords Wednesday and 158.9 cents per litre in Meadow Lake, the surging fuel costs are not only tough on families but ...
Mar 09, 2022