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MELFORT, Sask. - The federal government has announced its new clean technology program for agriculture.Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau said the $165.7-million program will help farmers g...

With the uncertainty surrounding the current COVID-19 pandemic and its related public health restrictions, officials with the Ponoka Stampede have made the difficult decision to postpone the 2021 Pono...

The Grey Wooded Forage Association, with several community partners, are holding riparian grazing and power fence field schools later this month.On June 22, the class is taking place east of Buck Lake...

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Lethbridge College is showing how it is ready to meet the changing needs of the agriculture industry by launching its Bachelor of Agriculture Science program. The degree program, wh...

NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - Producers in the North West Region and Battlefords area are seeing crops performing well overall, even in the current mainly dry conditions.Charlie Smith, who farms in the Ra...

The Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) say they are rallying the country's grain industry to champion the role of modern plant technology in driving safe and sustainable growth for the sector. This comes i...

MELFORT, Sask. - Header wreckers could be a thing of the past.TerraClear, an applied AI and robotics company in Idaho, has created a robot for picking rocks.CEO Brent Frei said picking up rocks is tra...

MELFORT, Sask. - The Saskatchewan Government will continue to provide financial support to short line railways.The Short Line Railway Improvement Program (SRIP) will distribute $530,000 to its 13 prov...

The Canadian Cattlemen's Association (CCA) says beef prices are higher now and live cattle prices have recovered.Dennis Laycraft says with the day and a half shut-down due to a cyberattack, JBS will b...

BROOKS, AB - Livestock slaughter was stopped yesterday at the JBS meat-packing plant in Brooks following a cyberattack on the company.According to the JBS Canada Facebook page, at least one shift was ...