The fleece and conformation of Canadian alpacas impressed an American judge at the Canadian Western Agribition Alpaca Halter Show and Fleece competitions.
Canadian alpacas impress American judge at Agribition
Farmers left waiting on rural crime
RCMP say they’re working to curb rural crime on the Prairies, but response time realities and continued reports of incidents remain a frustration, and the building tension might lead to dangerous escalation
Reading Time: 8 minutes RCMP say they’re working to curb rural crime on the Prairies, but response time realities and continued reports of incidents remain a frustration for farmers and other residents.
CFIA says regulatory changes will cut agricultural red tape
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is set to make seven regulatory changes to cut red tape around agricultural production.
Moe says China trip laid ground work
Saskatchewan premier says signals of moving forward on canola tariffs can be seen in moves from Chinese and Canadian governments
Soil moisture and fall fertilizer loss
Searching for insight to keep fall nitrogen fertilizer in place and available for the next crop
Reading Time: 3 minutes A federal research project is working to identify ways to minimize the loss from fall fertilizer applications.
Poilievre promises EV action and calls for canola compensation
The Conservative leader’s Saskatchewan pit stop named the gas vehicle ban and canola tariffs as rural threats.
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre promises EV action and calls for canola compensation
Sask. agriculture sector receives federal funding
Funds through PrairiesCan will assist in the continued growth of the province’s ag research and manufacturing
PrairiesCan funding will assist in the continued growth of Saskatchewan's ag research and manufacturing sectors.
Drake Meats to build new facility
Saskatchewan meat company Drake Meats Processors Inc. will be building a new meat processing facility in Saskatoon that is expected to employ 200 local people once fully operational.
Filtering seed guide information for Prairie organic farms
Variety traits prioritized in organic farming sometimes don’t mesh with what conventional producers need to know when choosing seed for the year
Reading Time: 2 minutes Variety traits prioritized in organic farming sometimes don’t mesh with what conventional producers need to know when choosing seed for the year
Camelina varieties up for an upgrade
Saskatchewan research hopes to take both winter and spring camelina varieties to the next level
Reading Time: 3 minutes Both winter and spring camelina might be on the cusp of better varieties to help boost production of the oilseed in Western Canada.
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