Tag Archives: agriculture

Tension with China over canola shipments has Canadian farmers stuck in the middle. On Tuesday, producers urged the House of Commons' agriculture committee to quickly resolve the dispute with China. "I...

Adversity is opportunity when it comes to trade, and things have never been better for exporters in the Canadian agriculture industry according to a think-tank expert. Carlo Dade, director of the Cana...

The agriculture trade show season is getting started in Saskatoon with Crop Production Week. Prairieland Park agriculture manager Lori Cates said this year's edition of the long-running event will fea...

By Angie Rolheiser Layoff notices have been issued at Bourgault Industries in St. Brieux. The farming equipment manufacturer said in a news release that seven per cent of its workforce would be affect...

It looks like Saskatchewan will get to enjoy an extended spell of warm, dry, fall weather after all and many farmers could not be happier. Based on the forecast, much of the central and southern part ...

A new livestock research centre that opened Tuesday near Saskatoon is the biggest of its kind in Canada. The University of Saskatchewan's Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence (LFCE) is meant to s...

Cool, wet weather in Saskatchewan has caused many of the province's farmers to dramatically increase their use of propane as they race to dry their harvested grains. Federated Co-Operatives Limited (F...

The Saskatoon Farmers' Market co-operative is pleased city council wants to keep dedicated market days at the current space in River Landing. After an assessment, council put out a request for proposa...

An early snowfall in parts of Saskatchewan has some farmers worried about getting their harvests in on time. "We do not have a whole lot off. Some of the people have a few peas off but I haven't reall...

Devastating is how a Gull Lake area rancher describes the dry conditions in his region of the province. Rick Toney says the drought means a lack of quality pasture land which means a lack of feed for ...