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Hog producers welcome return to profitability

Hog producers welcome return to profitability

Last year’s drought, today’s high feedgrain prices and an uncertain global economic outlook continue to challenge sector.
Kim Hextall heads Canadian Western Agribition board of directors

Kim Hextall heads Canadian Western Agribition board of directors

Leadership team elected at April 13 AGM.
Avian influenza detected in backyard, commercial flocks

Avian influenza detected in backyard, commercial flocks

Biosecurity best defence officials say.
Food sector welcomes changes to foreign worker rules

Food sector welcomes changes to foreign worker rules

Raising the limit on the number of workers allowed to be hired applies to meat packers and food processors for one year.
Ready, set, time to check your pulses

Ready, set, time to check your pulses

Pulse seeding is underway in some parts of Sask., but not all, say experts.
Risk of seed-placed fertilizer on canola emergence

Risk of seed-placed fertilizer on canola emergence

Keep all fertilizer out of the seed row – except for a starter rate of phosphate, says CCC.
Ukrainian war expected to reduce barley supply

Ukrainian war expected to reduce barley supply

Analyists talking about the Ukraine-Russia war's impacts on grain exports aren't looking critically enough at barley, say some.
Move into cheese making required leap of faith

Move into cheese making required leap of faith

Saskatchewan man leaves his desk job behind as he learns how to make cheese by hand using locally produced milk
Ag policy framework left out of federal budget

Ag policy framework left out of federal budget

Producers want Ottawa to increase the amount of money available to help them pay for new environmental initiatives
China floats ‘kooky’ wheat trade idea

China floats ‘kooky’ wheat trade idea

A business publication controlled by the Chinese Communist Party is suggesting that China should wean itself off of Canadian wheat in favour of Russian wheat.
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