Agriculture

Producer loses animal protection appeal

A Hubbard, Sask. producer lost an appeal over seized cattle

Apr 1, 2022 2:00 PM Read more >

Crop insurance costs increase Sask. ag spending

Recent provincial budget includes $462.4 million for the agriculture department, which is up from $387 million last year

Apr 1, 2022 11:52 AM Read more >

Agriculture This Week: War in Ukraine creates ag volatility

An escalation of the war is a shadow of all things

Apr 1, 2022 6:35 AM Read more >

Opinion: News media not on payroll of government

An op-ed from Western Producer news editor Bruce Dyck

Mar 31, 2022 2:00 PM Read more >

Canola growers asked for input into research

Sask. commission commits $825,000 to nine new research projects under the Canola Agronomic Research Program

Mar 31, 2022 10:00 AM Read more >

Ag’s image as climate change villain rejected

Producer questions plan to cut fertilizer emissions and says farming must be seen as the solution instead of the problem

Mar 30, 2022 5:00 PM Read more >

‘Essential’ designation for rail service unlikely, says expert

Experts say designating rail as an essential service could make labour relations worse

Mar 30, 2022 3:00 PM Read more >

Food input tax rollback urged

The ripple effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine are starting to be felt in Canada

Mar 30, 2022 1:00 PM Read more >

Spring seeding progress remains up in the air in Ukraine

Seed and fertilizer stocks are rumoured to be sufficient to get a crop in the ground, but fuel supplies are less certain

Mar 29, 2022 1:00 PM Read more >

Blood, sweat and farriers: the story of a prairie horseman

Few people carry forward the lost art of farrier work

Mar 29, 2022 12:06 PM Read more >