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MELFORT, Sask. - A British Columbia company that feeds food waste to insects to produce pet food has received $6 million from the federal government for a new plant north of Calgary, Alta.Enterra Feed...

MELFORT, Sask. - Port of Thunder Bay reported an outstanding shipping season.Cargo volumes came to 10.2 million tonnes, which marked the first time the tonnage topped 10 million since 1997. Much of th...

The province announced it is partnering with the federal government to give a $9.8 million boost for crop research in 2021.The funding will benefit 39 projects, through Saskatchewan's Agriculture Deve...

MELFORT, Sask. - Wheat growers on the Prairies say a federal review of the Canada Grain Act is long overdue.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to the chair of a group that represents wheat producers...

GRANDE PRAIRIE, Sask. - Statistics Canada will be conducting the Census of Agriculture in May.The data gathered is meant to help form policies and outreach ideas. It is also used to conduct market res...

Canada's African Swine Fever Action plan is being developed with a focus on four pillars.Canadian Pork Council Executive Director John Ross said biosecurity is about prevention."If we can just avoid t...

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Over 150 collectible tractors, and other various farm equipment from as early as the 1920s is going to auction on Jan. 30.The late John Potter and his wife Rita, who owned a far...

COUNTY OF GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB. -- County of Grande Prairie Council will be writing letters of support to three communications companies to support their application to the federal Universal Broadband F...

MELFORT, Sask. - A very strong start to lentil exports in the 2020-21 crop year has begun to fall behind. Analyst Marlene Boersch said even with the slowdown in sales exports were still 52 per cent ah...

MELFORT, Sask. - Farm Credit Canada's (FCC) team of economists said the COVID-19 pandemic was the single biggest shock to the Canadian agriculture and food industry in 2020.FCC chief agricultural econ...