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An award presented in memory of a president of the Canadian Cattle Association was presented at the Canadian Beef Industry Conference in Saskatoon, Sask. The Canadian Cattle Foundation presented the s...
Aug 21, 2024
The owner of Gatzke Orchard is hoping the dissolvent of the B.C. Tree Fruits Cooperative won't be a long term issue, but encourages other growers in the Okanagan take action to support themselves and ...
Aug 20, 2024
The looming threat of a lockout or strike action at CN and CPKC, Canada's two cross-continent railways, poses a significant risk to Canadian agriculture, other industries and the broader Canadian econ...
Aug 20, 2024
There is a ban on all new cargo pickups at Canadian Pacific if a deal is not reached between two of Canada's major railways and its union. A phased shutdown of the networks is already underway as a po...
Aug 20, 2024
Farmers in B.C. can get some financial aid to help adopt labour-saving technologies to support their growing operations.The provincial and federal governments are accepting applications for the B.C. O...
Aug 20, 2024
Cargill has renewed its three-year funding commitment and increased its contribution to the Canadian Cattle Young Leaders (CYL) Program. Cargill joins McDonald's Canada as a Platinum Partner of the CY...
Aug 20, 2024
A shipment of critical minerals from the Port of Churchill is being heralded as a milestone for the northern Manitoba facility. The Arctic Gateway Group says zinc concentrate, which has been mined by ...
Aug 19, 2024
It's a disease so rare, there have only been four recorded cases in Canada since 2005.One of those cases was detected in Saskatchewan last month. According to the province's latest Community Respirato...
Aug 16, 2024
Harvest is well underway in many parts of Saskatchewan, but dry conditions continue to cause headaches for many producers.According to the weekly crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture, which co...
Aug 15, 2024
So far this year, SaskPower has observed 178 farm-related line contacts. In an effort to prevent further accidents during the fall harvest, safety tips are being offered to farmers working around powe...
Aug 14, 2024