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MELFORT, Sask. - Strategies for a successful crop start with looking at the production numbers from last harvest, according to retired agronomist Thom Weir.-alice.mcfarlane@jpbg.caOn Twitter: @AliceMc...

CALGARY, AB. -- It's one of the consumer products that has proven to be recession proof - although it can be impacted by inflation. That would be alcohol.....more specifically, beer. The amber liquid ...

MELFORT, Sask. - The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) is disappointed the Keystone XL Pipeline project has been suspended.SARM President Ray Orb said adding to the disappointmen...

GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB. -- Alberta Beef Producers says it is hoping the government's decision to put having coal mining leases for the eastern slopes of the Rockies on hold leads to what it calls "necessa...

GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB. -- There will not be a Peace Country Classic Agri-Show in 2021.The 36th edition that was set for March 11 to 13 has been cancelled.Evergreen Park general manager Dan Gorman says th...

MELFORT, Sask. - Many countries bolstered their wheat supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Canada benefited from those sales.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access get the details from Marlene Boersch of Me...

MELFORT, Sask. - Many areas of Saskatchewan are concerned about soil moisture conditions heading into seeding season.World Weather meteorologist Drew Lerner tells Alice McFarlane with Ag Access it is ...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A local team of researchers will conduct one of the first Alberta-based studies into subsurface drip fertigation (SDF).Dr. Rezvan Karimi Dehkordi is part of Lethbridge College's Muell...

MELFORT, Sask. - Agriculture ministers are being urged to support the proposed changes to the AgriStability program.A joint statement from the co-chairs of the recent agriculture ministers meeting sta...

ROCKY VIEW, AB. -- The federal agriculture department isn't just concerned about the food consumed by humans, it has also zeroed-in on feed for animals. Along the way, there's the opportunity to reduc...