Tag Archives: Agriculture

Seeding is nearly complete in Saskatchewan, but rainfall over the past week continued to create issues for producers in some parts of the province. According to the provincial crop report from the Min...

OTTAWA - A motion increasing the proportion of capital gains that are taxed in Canada easily passed the House of Commons Tuesday, as the governing Liberals and Conservatives traded barbs about whether...

Seeding is almost complete in Saskatchewan, with 94 per cent of the 2024 crop already in the ground. But while good progress was made in the past week, producers are still slightly behind the five-yea...

Seeding in Saskatchewan is more than three-quarters complete, but wet weather this spring has left producers well behind the five-year average. According to the crop report from the Saskatchewan Minis...

MONTREAL - Jonathan Fortin woke up Friday morning to check on his herd of Black Angus cattle, only to find his field was empty. Fortin, who co-owns Ferme ForTh in Quebec's Eastern Townships, said he i...

Seeding is more than halfway complete in the province, according to the weekly Crop Report from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture. According to the latest report, which covered the week ending ...

From new plant-leaning hospital menus tofewer surgical gloves and single-use syringes, health-care professionals are finding ways to combat waste and pollutants. Dr. Wendy Levinson,chair of the eco-ad...

Farmers in Saskatchewan made major progress on seeding over the past week. According to the weekly Crop Report from the Ministry of Agriculture, seeding progressed by 20 per cent in the week ending on...

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Supreme Court has rejected lawsuits by mink farmers challenging a provincial shutdown of the industry over COVID-19 concerns. A ruling by Justice Amy Francis says "hig...

After some much-needed rain, it's now time for farmers to begin seeding. According to the Government of Saskatchewan's first crop report of the 2024 growing season, roughly 12 per cent of the 2024 cro...