Tag Archives: agriculture

Farmers in Saskatchewan are hoping to soak in some rain rather than sun in the near future. "There’s pockets that are good and pockets that are dry. I think in the next week we will be dry in mo...

A recently published study suggests that one of the world's most common pesticides may be contributing to the decline of one of its most-loved butterflies. University of Guelph researcher Ryan Norris ...

Many farmers across Saskatchewan need rain. In the latest crop report, the province reported that 58 per cent of farmers don’t have enough moisture in the early days of seeding season. Winston v...

The moisture level in the topsoil is below normal in most parts of the province as many Saskatchewan farmers began seeding last week. About nine per cent of the crop has been seeded, which the weekly ...

CALGARY - Janice Romick could see it coming. The rabbit breeder for 40 years in Cold Lake, Alta., says she saw the writing on the wall before a deadly rabbit virus appeared last month in the southern ...

Grain-handling giant Viterra has announced it plans to build a canola crushing facility in Regina, one the company promises to be the “world’s largest integrated canola crush facility.R...

A $350-million canola processing facility is to be built at Regina by Cargill, which will also update the one it currently operates near Saskatoon. Plans for the project were announced Thursday by the...

LONDON, Ont. - Food giant Cargill Limited says it has temporarily closed its London, Ont., poultry processing plant due to a COVID-19 outbreak among some of its workers. The company says there is an a...

OTTAWA - The federal government has a new agreement with the provinces that gives upgrades to a program that protects farmers against large declines in income. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claud...

VICTORIA - Two mink farms that are still quarantined after COVID-19 outbreaks have begun annual breeding programs along with seven other farms in British Columbia. The Agriculture Ministry said the pr...