Agriculture

Industry focuses on the name ‘alpiste’ as brand development efforts continue following approval of the crop for human consumption.

VUAs are widely applied when new varieties are released causing a massive transfer of wealth from farmers to seed companies

Federal initiative will look at effectiveness of Canadian Grain Commission’s governance model, funding and mandate.

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.

Federation of Canadian Municipalities says pandemic showed how governments can work together to tackle a problem.

USDA research found that one serving of black beans per day reduced insulin resistance in obese mice by 87 per cent.

Virtually no grain has moved from the Prairies in the previous eight to nine weeks and demurrage costs are mounting.

Hog farmers are scrambling to find trucks to carry their pigs across the border.

South Korea has lifted import restrictions on Canadian beef.

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