Agriculture

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.

October 19, 2020 (Calgary, Saskatoon, Carman) – The Canadian Wheat Research Coalition (CWRC), a collaboration of the Alberta Wheat Commission, Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission, and Manitoba Crop Alliance, has committed more than $22.

A federal environmental assessment of a proposed trade deal between Canada and the Mercosur countries ignores major environmental and human rights violations in Brazil, environmental advocates say.