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Slurry pit deaths: Quebec coroner warns of dangers to farmers from manure gases
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner is urging the province's professional farmers association to increase efforts to educate its members on the dangers of slurry pits. Coroner Nancy Bouchard made the recommen...
Sep 02, 2025
Canadian farmers weigh plans as Chinese tariff hits canola price
by Jeremy Simes As Chinese tariffs on Canadian canola products continue to hamper the cash price of one of the country's most valuable crops, farming experts say producers have big decisions ahead of ...
Sep 01, 2025 Canola plants bloom in a pasture on a farm near Cremona, Alta., Friday, July 18, 2025. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)
Harvest 12 per cent complete across Sask., lagging behind long-term averages
Harvest is 12 per cent complete across the province, but is still lagging behind the five- and 10-year averages. According to the weekly crop report from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, whic...
Aug 28, 2025 Bertha armyworms in canola crops were the largest source of crop damage during the week ending on Monday, the ministry added, though the damage was “fairly minor and not widespread as many infested fields have been sprayed.” (650 CKOM file photo)
Above-average temperatures, dry conditions welcome as harvest approaches
By Cam Lee The warm, dry weather will benefit producers across Saskatchewan. World Weather meteorologist Drew Lerner said the conditions will be favourably received, thanks to the rain that fell in th...
Aug 28, 2025 The largely dry conditions should continue until early next week, when some precipitation is expected, but World Weather meteorologist Drew Lerner said it likely won’t be enough to seriously affect crops lying in swath. (650 CKOM file photo)
New website launches to address invasive wild pigs in Canada
By Alice McFarlane To help address the growing ecological and agricultural threat posed by invasive wild pigs, Canada is launching of a new website. Wild Pigs Canada is a new online hub developed by I...
Aug 25, 2025 (Canadian Wild Pig Research Project/Submitted)
A court says cull of 400 ostriches in B.C. can proceed. Here are five things to know
The Federal Court of Appeal ruled on Thursday that a cull of about 400 ostriches can proceed at a British Columbia ostrich farm that suffered an avian flu outbreak. Here are five things to know about ...
Aug 22, 2025
Premier will visit China and Japan for trade mission in September
Premier Scott Moe will visit China and Japan in early September as part of a trade mission aimed at deepening Saskatchewan's ties with international food, agriculture and energy industry stakeholders....
Aug 21, 2025 Premier Scott Moe says he and at least two of his ministers will travel to China in early September in hopes of meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan premier calls on Prime Minister Carney to meet with China's Xi on canola
OTTAWA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said Thursday that he wants Prime Minister Mark Carney to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping to resolve the trade issues that have led to steep tariffs on C...
Aug 21, 2025
Canada's 'exceptional' drought hints at future climate, need for action: experts
Canada must prepare for more seasons marked by severe drought, experts say as this summer's bone-dry conditions tormented farmers, strained municipal water supply and fuelled one of the worst wildfire...
Aug 20, 2025
Saskatchewan Premier Moe announces plan to upgrade important road for farming sector
YORKTON - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says the province plans to cover half the improvement cost for a road deemed crucial for economic activity in the farming sector. Moe says Grain Millers Drive ...
Aug 20, 2025
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