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Record attendance, exhibitors at 2023 Ag-in-Motion

Record attendance, exhibitors at 2023 Ag-in-Motion

Ag-in-Motion set new benchmarks at this year's show and it's catching the eye of the international agriculture community.
Swift Current area littered with hail, causes crop damage

Swift Current area littered with hail, causes crop damage

The Swift Current area was on the receiving end of a hail storm that came through on Saturday. Richard Cuthbert is a wheat breeder with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, based in Swift Current.
Big changes in ag technology and practices

Big changes in ag technology and practices

Over the years, I’ve had many discussions, sometimes heated, with farming family members and other acquaintances about the changing methods and practices in the industry. It’s amazing how much resistance to change there can sometimes be.
Lawrence MacAulay back as Federal Agriculture Minister

Lawrence MacAulay back as Federal Agriculture Minister

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is going back to a familiar face to take on the Agriculture portfolio. Lawrence MacAulay is back as Federal Ag Minister, replacing Marie-Claude Bibeau.
CN Rail Blames Small Profits on Sluggish Economy

CN Rail Blames Small Profits on Sluggish Economy

CN Rail is lowering its earnings forecast for the year after falling profits and revenue last quarter and a sluggish economic environment.
Strikes Similar to BC Port Job Action Could Become Commonplace: Expert

Strikes Similar to BC Port Job Action Could Become Commonplace: Expert

A labour movement researcher says more large-scale disputes like the industrial action at British Columbia's ports may be on the horizon.
Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister calls FPT Ag Minister Meetings productive

Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister calls FPT Ag Minister Meetings productive

Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit believes the recent meeting of his federal, provincial, and territorial counterparts, was the most productive one.
European Union Considers Helping Transport Grain out of Ukraine

European Union Considers Helping Transport Grain out of Ukraine

The European Union will look at helping fund the costly transportation of grain out of Ukraine after Russia halted a deal that allowed Black Sea exports vital to global food security.
APAS Asks Grain Farmers to Help Livestock Producers in the Event of Drought

APAS Asks Grain Farmers to Help Livestock Producers in the Event of Drought

Saskatchewan farmers forced to write off drought-afflicted crops are being asked to consider ways to turn those crops into cattle feed instead.
FCC Supports Customers Impacted by Dry Conditions in Western Canada

FCC Supports Customers Impacted by Dry Conditions in Western Canada

Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is offering support to customers in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba facing financial hardship as a result of dry conditions that are impacting crop quality and grazing lands.