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Advancing genomics research in the beef sector
A new initiative will advance beef genetics by matching genomic markers with desirable traits and evaluating reproductive efficiencies. IntegrOmes (Integrated Genomics for Sustainable Animal Agricultu...
Jun 17, 2025
WATCH: Rimbey’s Dean Edge becomes third Canadian to win World Livestock Auctioneering Championship
Rimbey's Dean Edge is the World Livestock Auctioneering champion.Competing in Dunlap, Iowa earlier this month, Edge is just the third Canadian to win the title, which debuted in 1963.The last was also...
Jun 17, 2025
G7 farmers’ organizations commitment to building a prosperous agriculture sector
G7 farmers are ready to work with policymakers, industry leaders, and international partners to build a better future for agriculture and society. Farmers across the G7 are confronting unprecedented p...
Jun 16, 2025
Canada's new agriculture minister talks to farmers in Saskatchewan
Building relationships and getting a lay of the land were the main purposes of a two-day visit to Saskatchewan by the new federal agriculture minister. Heath MacDonald from Prince Edward Island was jo...
Jun 16, 2025
Elementary students learn the meaning of 'Farm to Table'
In a garden plot on the grounds of Simplot Grower Solutions in Hamlin, a piece of white cotton fabric that had earlier been tossed into a hole quickly disappeared under a mound of dirt. A smattering o...
Jun 13, 2025
WATCH: Rimbey's Dean Edge becomes third Canadian to win World Livestock Auctioneering Championship
Rimbey's Dean Edge is the World Livestock Auctioneering champion.Competing in Dunlap, Iowa earlier this month, Edge is just the third Canadian to win the title, which debuted in 1963.The last was also...
Jun 13, 2025
National campaign promotes turkey
Turkey is a protein powerhouse that's high in taste and nutrients and low in fat and calories. That's the message Think Turkey is sending through a national marketing campaign aimed at positioning Can...
Jun 12, 2025
Saskatchewan farmers looking for rain
Almost all Saskatchewan producers have completed their seeding operations, and now they're looking for moisture to replenish the topsoil.Rain fell in many areas of the province over the last week, wit...
Jun 12, 2025
Canadian Agri-Business Education Foundation honours seven students
Seven outstanding students from across Canada have been selected as the 2025 recipients of the Canadian Agri-Business Education Foundation (CABEF) scholarships. Each student will receive a $2,500 scho...
Jun 12, 2025
Alberta Forage Network to close at the end of the month
The Alberta Forage Industry Network (AFIN) will transfer its responsibilities for representing the Alberta forage industry to the Agricultural Research and Extension Council of Alberta (ARECA) effecti...
Jun 11, 2025