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MELFORT, Sask. - The federal government is continuing its support of Canadian Foodgrains Bank with funding so the work of responding to food emergencies around the world can continue.The grant is wort...

MELFORT, Sask. - Canadian Western Agribition (CWA) successfully wrapped up its fiftieth show welcoming roughly 85,000 attendees over six days. That number is down by roughly 36,000 people from two yea...

MELFORT, Sask. - The latest crop report from Statistics Canada does not come as a surprise to prairie farmers.Production fell more than 35 per cent this year to its lowest total since 2007.The nationa...

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Fertilizer Canada and Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) have joined forces on a soil health research project, that will study the long term effect of sulfur and nitrogen fe...

MELFORT, Sask. - Two current Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask. Wheat) directors have been re-elected, a former director is returning, and a first-time candidate will join the board of d...

MELFORT, Sask. - The federal and Manitoba governments have created a breeding herd buy-back for producers who had to sell animals due to drought.The AgriRecovery program was announced in August when b...

MELFORT, Sask. - Bacon is unquestionably one of Canada's favourite foods. To celebrate bacon month in December Maple Leaf Foods is releasing the results of a survey of Canadians impressions on this mu...

MELFORT, Sask. - The union representing workers at one of the country's busiest meat-packing plants said it has reached a tentative deal with Cargill just days before the strike deadline.The United Fo...

The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) and the province's finance and agriculture ministers are at odds over Saskatchewan's mid-year financial report, released earlier this week...

NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - The Hafford and District Communiplex will be seeing more support following a donation announced from BASF Canada Agricultural Solutions. The contribution is part of the secon...