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Listen: Pork producers discuss how they deal with sow mortality.
SASKATCHEWAN - Pork producers with sow barns are being asked to participate in a sow culling study.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access speaks with Brian Sullivan, the CEO of the Canadian Centre for Swine I...
Aug 11, 2020

Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday August 11, 2020
SASKATCHEWAN - Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame has announced its 2020 slate of inductees.James Halford from Indian Head, Sask. pioneered zero tillage farming. An agricultural economist, farmer and ...
Aug 11, 2020

Hail damages crops as harvest starts on the prairies
MELFORT, SASK. - Storms produced high winds and damaging hail in Western Canada as harvest begins.There were more than 300 claims of crop damage from July 23 to 31. The latest hail report from Canadia...
Aug 10, 2020

Agriculture Roundup for Monday August 10, 2020
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) provided an update on unrequested packages of seeds arriving in mailboxes.CFIA received reports from more than 750 individuals who have received the unknown ...
Aug 10, 2020

Redcliff corn ready for consumption
We've all heard of Taber corn, but right here in our own backyard, Redcliff corn is here for the taking, and if you ask Huber Vegetables, it's just as worthy of acclaim. "Redcliff corn is the freshest...
Aug 09, 2020

NW region producers focus on protecting crop health, resilience in response to season's challenges
BATTLEFORDS, Sask., - Producers in the northwestern Saskatchewan region are hoping for moderately warm temperatures after experiencing a few challenges this season including hail and heat stress in so...
Aug 09, 2020

Eye safety on sunny days often overlooked
MEDICINE HAT, AB - There are many benefits to living where there are 330 days of sunshine each year.But there's also a health risk that all too often is overlooked.During sunny days people usually rem...
Aug 09, 2020

Firefighter training on grain entrapment to include free public movie screening
Training on how to rescue someone trapped in grain is set for close to 30 firefighters in DeBolt this weekend.MD of Greenview Fire Chief Wayne Brown says a deputy fire chief who had been stationed in ...
Aug 08, 2020

Farming the Web - new agriculture marketplace is up and running
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Touted as a place to sell anything related to farming and ranching, "Farming the Web" was launched on July 31.Dr. Surya Acharya, a research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food ...
Aug 08, 2020

Changes to Alberta meat regulations a step forward in mind of local butcher
IRVINE, AB - Since 1973, the Meat Inspection Regulation and the Meat Inspection Act have provided oversight for animal slaughter and meat processing in Alberta.The legislation also provides authority ...
Aug 08, 2020