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MELFORT, Sask. - A proposal on improvements to business risk management programs (BRM) is now in the hands of the country's agriculture ministers.At the conclusion of the virtual agriculture ministers...

MELFORT, Sask. - A key builder of Canada 's half billion-dollar pulse crop industry is being admitted to the Order of Canada. Agriculture pioneer Dr. Alfred Slinkard was recruited from the University ...

MELFORT, Sask. - The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) holds security in the form of a payable insurance policy for Canpulse Foods, Global Grain Canada and Globeways Canada.Alice McFarlane with Ag Acces...

MELFORT, Sask. - St. Benedict, Sask. grain and broiler chicken farmer is this year's Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan champion.Tiffany Martinka is a participant in the Chicken Farmers of Canada's Young...

NORTH BATTLEFORD - It's still early in the season but with temperatures dipping below freezing across Saskatchewan it's a good opportunity for anglers to gather their insulated apparel and start plann...

Buhler Industries has announced Farm King products currently manufactured in Willmar, Minn. will be relocated to its Morden, Man. factory this winter.Earlier this year, Buhler closed its Fargo, N.D. p...

MELFORT, Sask. - A University of Saskatchewan (USask) led team has cracked the genetic code for 15 different kinds of wheat.This will allow scientists and breeders to identify influential genes more q...

GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB. - Alberta Barley and the Alberta Wheat Commission say the Prairie Cereals Summit has been cancelled.It was to take place in Banff December 9 and 10.The two organizations say in a n...

CALGARY, AB. -- It's practical, science-based information and solutions geared towards all Canadian beef producers. A series of fall-and-winter webinars from the Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) is...

GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB. - Grain Growers of Canada says it has had what it calls "record engagement levels" for Grain Week 2020 events, even though they all took place virtually.Grain Growers says in a rel...