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The Little Potato Company celebrated the grand opening of its sustainable potato packaging facility in Nisku, Alta. The new 240,000 square foot facility showcases technology that revolutionizes the wa...

Farm Credit Canada (FCC) says it is not relocating its head office from Regina to Quebec.FCC is Canada's largest farm lender and has operated out of Saskatchewan for around 60 years.In a news release ...

A national organization representing Canadian business is putting pressure on the federal government to clarify rules surrounding capital gains proposals contained in last month's budget. One item bei...

Farmland rental rates are keeping pace with the value of farmland across Canada. Farm Credit Canada (FCC) provides a rental rate analysis for all cultivated farmland from data on cash rental rates and...

Wildlife attacks on livestock are a significant problem for Manitoba producers with over 2,000 livestock lost each year. Farmers and ranchers have been asking for some form of support to implement mea...

After a close race, four communities across Canada were named the winners of BASF's Growing Home program and are each awarded $25,000 to be used to fund initiatives that promote the health and sustain...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has stated less than 33 per cent of the world's surface has mobile network coverage. That's why CNH and one of the world's largest integrate...

The Wild Pig Summit was held this week in Brandon, Man. to help launch a strategy to control the feral pig population on the Prairies, as well as parts of Ontario and BC.It is very difficult to get an...

Two organizations are continuing their efforts to deal with the world's hunger crises that are driven by conflict, climate, and economic challenges impacting the rising cost of food. For nine years Vi...

The mild weather in parts of Saskatchewan means some farmers have already started seeding.Bev Pirio, a vice-president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS), owns a farm near...