Tag Archives: Business & Economy

NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - Organic farms in the province, including ones in the Battlefords and Meadow Lake area, continue to see interest with more people choosing to purchase local organic produce. A...

NORTHEAST, Sask. - Two local Co-ops are offering additional services to farmers through the purchase of three new retail agriculture sites.Lake Country Co-op and Prairie North Co-op entered into an ag...

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- With the disruption at the Coutts border crossing approaching day seven, Canada's beef industry has serious concerns with supply chain challenges, including the lack of access to fe...

NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - Battlefords area producers are feeling the impact from this week's floods and mudslides in British Columbia.Producer Charlie Smith, who farms in the Rabbit Lake area, said he...

NORTH BATTLEFORDS, Sask. - Battlefords area farmers markets are reporting a good response from the community attending this year's markets, as more people continue to stay close to home and shop local...

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Dr. Surya Acharya is well known for the volunteer hours he gives to helping out or organizing multi-cultural events. Chances are, most people know that Dr. Acharya is also a researc...

MELFORT, Sask. - Consumers are being encouraged to celebrate local food on Saturday July 31 for Food Day Canada.The day is an opportunity to celebrate Canada's farmers, ranchers, fishers, processors, ...

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Michael Grassick farms east of Prince Albert and is the first to admit the situation is not great in his area. Pastures are really thin, hay bales are half what they were last y...

LA RONGE, Sask. - Online sustainable harvester training begins next week as the growing season starts in northern Saskatchewan.The training is being offered through a partnership between Northlands Co...

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - A farmer and reeve in the Shellbrook area, west of Prince Albert, is fearing an impact on both the municipal operations as well as his own, following a ruling from the Supreme C...