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Satellite technology will be used to measure soil moisture rather than rainfall to assess forage claims. The Saskatchewan Government announced Satellite Forage Insurance is replacing the Forage Rainfa...

China is moving quickly to import Canadian canola and beef after Ottawa struck a deal with Beijing to reduce tariffs, Federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald said Tuesday. MacDonald told reporter...

Despite Canada's recent landmark deal with China on reducing canola tariffs, new research shows the major Prairie crop remains a vulnerable export. The analysis from the Simpson Centre at the Universi...

Each year, the Western Canadian Crop Production Show (WCCPS) recognizes agricultural innovations. This year the Innovation Banner was presented to Weed-It Canada, a spot spraying weed control system. ...

Saskatchewan's premier was joined by representatives from a number of agriculture groups at the University of Saskatchewan on Tuesday as he celebrated the tariff deal struck between Canada and China.T...

China is accepting Canadian beef for the first time since 2021. Canadian beef has been shut out of the Chinese market since December 2021 when a case of atypical BSE was discovered in an 8-year-old Al...

With more than four decades of serving Western Canada's agriculture industry, the 43rd annual Western Canadian Crop Production Show continued to be the spot for grain producers seeking tools and infor...

Saskatchewan Animal Enforcement Agency (SAEA) will become the new animal welfare agency in Saskatchewan as of April 1. Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit said the decision is part of the go...

Agricultural producer groups were pleased to learn of some tariff relief but are still hoping for some movement in the pork sector. In Friday's announcement with Prime Minister Mark Carney, Canada all...

The Government of Saskatchewan is updating the rules around the application of agricultural pesticides, especially when it comes to the use of drones.According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the chan...