Agriculture

Canadian agribusinesses are asking for a standardized scale to measure their environmental impacts — a request some advocates worry is little more than smoke and mirrors.

Beneath forest canopies, a multimillion-dollar wild mushroom industry lies hidden. Chanterelles, pine mushrooms, morels: British Columbia's understory is replete with fungi sought by fancy restaurants and foodies worldwide, often for a premium price.

Lacombe pigs are rather unique among a myriad of swine breeds. To begin with it is the only breed developed in Canada. The breed is also considered critically endangered by Rare Breeds Canada.

Located in Brandon

Hidden in anodyne filing cabinets scattered across the federal government’s Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa is a library of 17 million dead bugs.

Dr. William Tufts, known to family and friends as Bill, once remarked seeing school aged children in Outlook faces pressed to the window of a local grocery store looking at oranges in the window they had heard about but never tasted.

Oyster farmers know grit can make for a good pearl. But shellfish farmer Victor McLaggan’s tenacity is being tested as the pandemic continues to hobble the restaurant industry, the main source of his income.

Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food’s statement in response

Has new interim director

The Preeceville canola fundraiser finished its harvest on October 7. The canola field was located approximately one mile west of Preeceville. The harvest was a large volunteer effort.