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Pilot partnership formed to support Saskatchewan agtech companies

Pilot partnership formed to support Saskatchewan agtech companies

The Saskatchewan Government announced a pilot partnership to further support agricultural technology development and economic growth in the province.
Ottawa and Saskatchewan make joint infrastructure investment to support 21 projects

Ottawa and Saskatchewan make joint infrastructure investment to support 21 projects

The Canadian and Saskatchewan governments announced a joint infrastructure investment of $42.1-million that will support 21 projects province-wide.
Incoming storm may pose challenges for calving this time of year

Incoming storm may pose challenges for calving this time of year

Old Man Winter isn’t quite done with Saskatchewan just yet. Earlier today, Environment Canada issued a special weather statement that has since been changed to a winter storm watch, covering the south and southeast portions of the province.
Western Canadian Farmers Hoping for Good Growing Season

Western Canadian Farmers Hoping for Good Growing Season

Western Canadian farmers are hoping for a normal year after the extreme ups and downs of the last two. Farmers gearing up for spring seeding say they hope they won't have to deal with record-breaking weather events like 2021's drought.
Russia Will End Black Sea Grain Deal if Demands Not Met

Russia Will End Black Sea Grain Deal if Demands Not Met

Russia says there will be no extension of the U.N.-brokered Black Sea grain deal beyond May 18th, unless the West removes a series of obstacles to the export of Russian grain and fertilizer.
Olymel Announces Closure of Plant in Quebec

Olymel Announces Closure of Plant in Quebec

Quebec pork producer Olymel says it will close a major slaughterhouse south of Quebec City and lay off 994 workers.
Rail Merger is Official

Rail Merger is Official

The merger of Canadian Pacific Railway with Kansas City Southern Railway is now official. The fusion, under the banner of Canadian Pacific Kansas City, marks the continent's first major railroad rail merger in more than two decades.
Explosion at Texas Dairy Farm Kills 18 000 Cattle

Explosion at Texas Dairy Farm Kills 18 000 Cattle

An explosion at a dairy farm in the Texas Panhandle that critically injured one person and killed an estimated 18,000 head of cattle is the deadliest barn fire recorded since the Animal Welfare Institute began tracking the fires.
US Meatpackers Warned Against Using Child Labour

US Meatpackers Warned Against Using Child Labour

Meatpackers and other companies in the food-supply chain need to do a better job taking steps to ensure illegal child labor isn't being used in their operations, or by their suppliers, subcontractors or other vendors.
New-Crop Canola Futures Sagging

New-Crop Canola Futures Sagging

According to analyst Errol Anderson of ProMarket Communications in Calgary, there is presently little upside to new-crop November canola on ICE Futures.