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Cornerstone Credit Union hosting ag webinar Feb. 1

Cornerstone Credit Union hosting ag webinar Feb. 1

How farmers may thrive in chaos in 2022
Grain act review includes CGC administration

Grain act review includes CGC administration

Federal initiative will look at effectiveness of Canadian Grain Commission’s governance model, funding and mandate.
NFU asks ag committee to launch fertilizer price probe

NFU asks ag committee to launch fertilizer price probe

WESTERN PRODUCER — The National Farmers Union is calling on the House of Commons standing committee on agriculture and agri-food to launch a fertilizer price investigation.
Rural recovery report focuses on broadband

Rural recovery report focuses on broadband

Federation of Canadian Municipalities says pandemic showed how governments can work together to tackle a problem.
Black beans may control diabetes

Black beans may control diabetes

USDA research found that one serving of black beans per day reduced insulin resistance in obese mice by 87 per cent.
West Coast ships back up as deliveries slow

West Coast ships back up as deliveries slow

Virtually no grain has moved from the Prairies in the previous eight to nine weeks and demurrage costs are mounting.
Vaccine mandate slams hog sector as truckers avoid border

Vaccine mandate slams hog sector as truckers avoid border

Hog farmers are scrambling to find trucks to carry their pigs across the border.
South Korea lifts BSE restrictions

South Korea lifts BSE restrictions

South Korea has lifted import restrictions on Canadian beef.
Agriculture This Week: Acres may increasingly be needed for human food production

Agriculture This Week: Acres may increasingly be needed for human food production

World population growth means more mouths to feed
Hanson Farm auction, biggest in history, sets new benchmark for land prices for southeast Sask.

Hanson Farm auction, biggest in history, sets new benchmark for land prices for southeast Sask.

Hanson Farm auction wrapped up on Jan. 26, establishing a record as the biggest farm auction in Ritchie Bros. history anywhere in the world, and also setting a new watermark for farmland in southeast Saskatchewan
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