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Grain bag handling fee reduced

Grain bag handling fee reduced

Grain bag recycling is proving popular with Sask. farmers
Verdict still out on this year’s snow

Verdict still out on this year’s snow

Benefits from large snowpack can be lost if the snow melts too quickly or if mid-season melting causes layers of ice to form above the soil and inhibit moisture absorption
War forces Dutch dairy farmer to flee Ukraine

War forces Dutch dairy farmer to flee Ukraine

Kees Huizinga is a farmer currently in the Netherlands, who used to farm near Kyiv
Judge dismisses suit against feds over BSE

Judge dismisses suit against feds over BSE

Ontario courts dismissed a class action lawsuit over Mad Cow Disease action from feds
Decision to destroy derailed corn raises questions

Decision to destroy derailed corn raises questions

Canadian Food Inspection Agency orders feed corn carried in derailed trains to be buried rather than be salvaged
Agriculture This Week: Consistency in approach to global warming needed

Agriculture This Week: Consistency in approach to global warming needed

New science needs to approved efficiently
The future of resistance is unfolding now

The future of resistance is unfolding now

Herbicide resistance will require canola growers to use more broadly-based approaches for weed control
CP union vows to keep talking despite lockout notice

CP union vows to keep talking despite lockout notice

CP Rail workers said they would continue negotiations even after lockout begins on March 20
Wool industry receives promotional funding

Wool industry receives promotional funding

The sector says it needs to support work that will draw attention to the diversity of wool and help farmers build a market
Species-at-risk protection assessed

Species-at-risk protection assessed

Southwestern Sask. producers are asked to participate in a project to help determine how best to protect critical habitat