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Grain and oilseed industry braces for a 25% labour shortfall

Grain and oilseed industry braces for a 25% labour shortfall

Over the next decade, Canada’s grain and oilseed industry is expected to see one in four jobs go unfilled due to a lack of available workers. The resulting economic impact could be devastating to the industry’s growth.
Minister Bibeau in the U.S. to meet with agricultural leaders

Minister Bibeau in the U.S. to meet with agricultural leaders

The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, is in Washington, D.C. today to reaffirm Canada’s commitment to collaborating with the U.S.

Passion may be the ultimate weapon in helping Canadian wines succeed

Every Canadian grape that becomes wine must first survive a range of diseases. One of those enemies is leafroll disease.

Garden Chat: From Weert, Netherlands to Outlook, Sask

Weert (pronounced Ue-rt) is a Dutch city (over 50,000) in the south of the Netherlands near the Belgium border. It is also in an area from which Jop (pronounced Yop) Van Melick came from to eventually call Outlook home.
Livestock producers receive tax relief for 2019

Livestock producers receive tax relief for 2019

New regions added under the Livestock Tax Deferral Provision for 2019
Canada’s grain farmers call for action after ‘harvest from hell’

Canada’s grain farmers call for action after ‘harvest from hell’

Grain Growers of Canada launch harvestfromhell.ca – a platform for farmers to share the impact of the carbon tax on their farms

Melville's Payton Molnar knows champion bison

Payton Molnar, of Melville, knows a champion bison when she sees one. She runs her own farm and has taken top prizes for her stock.
Strange brew: Maritimes wild hops could provide unique flavours to brewing industry

Strange brew: Maritimes wild hops could provide unique flavours to brewing industry

As a dynamic craft beer industry continues to look for more refined flavours and aromas, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Phytochemist Jason McCallum is moving closer to releasing his team’s highly anticipated wild hops to bring aromas like me
Ag seminar set for Feb. 27 in Yorkton

Ag seminar set for Feb. 27 in Yorkton

As farmers prepare to plant the 2020 crop information on potential returns this fall is important. That is where ‘The Wild Oats Grain Marketing Seminar’ to be held in Yorkton Feb. 27, can be an asset, for farmers looking to improve their marketing.
Baking the perfect loaf

Baking the perfect loaf

Scientists from the University of Manitoba (UM) used the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) to analyze the bubbles in dough and help create healthier bread.