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Roughly 120 members from six Saskatchewan 4-H clubs attended the annual regional beef show. It was the largest number of cattle ever shown at this event by members of the Beatty, Meskanaw-Ethelton, Th...

Increasing awareness and demand for Canadian beef in existing and new international markets has long been the goal of the Canadian Cattle Association (CCA). The federal government, through the AgriMar...

When Victoria Primrose was a little girl she never dreamed of being a princess or a pop star - she dreamed of being a rancher."As a young girl my dad always included me and brought me in on everything...

A ground-breaking program to change how society perceives and interacts with the food system has received a financial boost. The Simpson Centre for Food and Agricultural Policy at the University of Ca...

The Canadian Sheep Federation (CSF) is updating the Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Sheep. The update will be guided by National Farm Animal Care Council's (NFACC) code development proce...

An educational institution in Alberta is expanding its research activities into Saskatchewan. Olds College of Agriculture & Technology is receiving more than $3 million from Prairies Economic Deve...

Growers and agronomists looking for help in making sclerotinia spray decisions this summer will have access to a new online tool from the Canola Council of Canada (CCC). The tool, CanolaCalculator.ca,...

Producers are reporting overall good crop, pasture and hay conditions throughout the province this week. However, crop development continues to fall behind for this time of year due to the cooler and ...

Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC) has updated its Guardian Dog Rebate Program. The changes made under the Wildlife Damage Compensation and Prevention Program make preventing damage to pro...

United Farmers of Alberta (UFA) now owns a portion of Canterra Seeds. The $2.5 million deal is a 17 per cent stake in the Winnipeg-based company's common shares. UFA president and CEO Scott Bolton has...