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Saskatchewan short lines get a financial boost from the province
By Alice McFarlane The Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways increased its contribution to the short-line railway industry in the spring budget. The Short Line Railway Improvement Program (SRIP) will rece...
Apr 09, 2025 (Northern Lights Rail/Submitted)
With 8.7m birds dead, B.C. farmers assess avian flu toll, and worry about what's next
VANCOUVER - There is a window of relief for British Columbia farmers from the devastating waves of avian flu, leaving them to assess the toll of outbreaks spanning more than three years that saw milli...
Apr 06, 2025 Biosecurity warning signs are seen on a locked gate at a commercial poultry farm in Abbotsford, B.C., in November 2024. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
Inspiring students at AgTech Expo
By Alice McFarlane High school students will soon get a chance to learn more about careers in agriculture in Yorkton, Sask. Agriculture in the Classroom Saskatchewan is partnering with Cornerstone Cre...
Apr 01, 2025 ID 70575426 © Bluetoes67 Dreamstime.com
Ottawa commits to addressing spent fowl fraud
By Alice McFarlane Chicken Farmers of Canada (CFC) says it is encouraged by the recent statement from the federal government regarding the fraudulent importation of broiler meat mislabeled as spent fo...
Mar 31, 2025 ID 22494401 © Branex Dreamstime.com
Meat Council brings Protein PACT to Canada
By Alice McFarlane The Canadian Meat Council (CMC) has created a sustainability framework for the country's meat processing sector. The goal of Protein PACT (People, Animals & Climate of Tomorrow)...
Mar 31, 2025 ID 115871578 © Evgeniy Kalinovskiy Dreamstime.com
P.E.I. throne speech focuses on strengthening economy in face of U.S. tariff threats
CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island's Progressive Conservative government delivered a throne speech Tuesday focused on the economic uncertainty, rising costs and trade instability caused by U.S. tari...
Mar 25, 2025
Ottawa increases AgriStability cap to help industry as it faces Chinese tariffs
OTTAWA - The Canadian government has announced support for the country's agriculture sector as it deals with tariffs imposed by China. The federal agriculture department says in a news release that th...
Mar 22, 2025
Prairie canola producers brace for 100 per cent tariffs from China
CALGARY - Canola farmers on the Prairies are bracing for impact as China prepares to impose hefty tariffs on the industry. China is expected to enact a 100 per cent levy on Canadian canola oil and mea...
Mar 19, 2025 China is a top market for Canadian canola that represents close to $5 billion in export value. (Canadian Press files)
Quebec company hopes its plan to sell bananas, other exotic produce bears fruit
SAINT-EUSTACHE, Que. - Thick, humid air envelopes Myriam Claude's banana tree, which bears a beautiful cluster of fruit, not yet ripe. Beside it are several trees blossoming with flowers, citrus fruit...
Mar 15, 2025
Chinese tariffs on canola oil, meal would be disastrous for Saskatchewan: Moe
SASKATOON - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says workers at canola crushing plants in his province would be out of jobs should China move ahead with planned retaliatory tariffs on canola oil and meal. ...
Mar 13, 2025
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