The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-05-30
Veterinarians Remind South Dakota Cattle Producers To Include Anthrax Vaccination This Spring
SDSU Extension and South Dakota Animal Industry Board veterinarians are encouraging South Dakota cattle producers to include the anthrax vaccine in their vaccination program when they turn out cattle... Read more
2022-05-30
Protein partnership creating new source of fertilizer
In an announcement earlier today, a partnership between Protein Industries Canada and a group of companies will be building a new plant to produce fertilizer from pea protein. Read more
2022-05-30
Farmers make progress on seeding
Many farmers took advantage of the warm weather last week and got some crop into the ground. Read more
2022-05-30
Saskatchewan woman earns award for work in grain bag recycling
Saskatchewan resident Tammy Shields was honoured by the Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council (SWRC) back in April for her role in grain bag recycling in Saskatchewan. Read more
2022-05-30
This is How a Career Woman Quit 9-5 for Farm Life
Alberta farmer Katelyn Duban didn’t know anything about agriculture when she decided to start farming. In fact, she was doing pretty much the opposite, working a nine-to-five job at the University of... Read more
2022-05-30
Health Canada publishes new guidance for Novel Food Regulations focused on plant breeding innovation
Cereals Canada is applauding Health Canada for publishing the new guidance for Novel Food Regulations focused on plant breeding innovation. Read more
2022-05-30
This year's canola crop is the most expensive ever planted, say Alberta farmers
Read This year`s canola crop is the most expensive ever planted, say Alberta farmers in addition to hundreds of recent farming and agriculture news articles. View up to date crop reports, livestock... Read more
2022-05-30
4-H highway clean up scheduled for this weekend
Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure is reminding drivers to take extra caution this weekend as a provincewide road cleanup campaign led by 4-H members will take place May 28 from 9 a.m. to 3... Read more
2022-05-30
Microbiome Research Lays Foundation for Development of Tools to Improve Pig Health
Research into the microbiome of piglets conducted on behalf of Swine Innovation Porc is assisting in creating new tools to increase the productivity of the swine herd. Preliminary results of research... Read more
2022-05-30
Saskatchewan Pilot Project to Assess Farm Truck Movement Recording Technology
A Saskatchewan pilot project is testing new technologies designed to help pork producers improve their biosecurity and protect their herds from disease. Guelph based Farm Health Guardian and the... Read more
2022-05-30
Antimicrobial Benchmarking Project to Allow Comparison of On-Farm Antibiotic Use
An antimicrobial use benchmarking project will allow Saskatchewan's pork producers to compare their on-farm use of antibiotics to others in the province and across Canada. A first of its kind... Read more
2022-05-30
Construction of Pilot Scale Vaccine Manufacturing Facility Nearing Completion
The Director and CEO of VIDO expects a new in-house pilot scale vaccine manufacturing facility to be making vaccines by the fourth quarter of this year. The Vaccine and Infectious Disease... Read more