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Plant-based meats are on the rise. But are they sustainable?

Plant-based meats are on the rise. But are they sustainable?

Vegetables are becoming increasingly common in an unusual place: the grocery store meat aisle. Sales of alternative, or plant-based, meats are booming worldwide.
Drilling season drawing to a close for the year, and what a year it was

Drilling season drawing to a close for the year, and what a year it was

Saskatchewan’s drilling rig fleet traditionally shuts down over the Christmas holidays, and as of Dec. 18, it looks like that shut down has started. There were eight rigs working in Saskatchewan on Dec. 18, according to Rig Locator (riglocator.
Company absorbs university tuition worth of carbon tax

Company absorbs university tuition worth of carbon tax

Anne Phair was having some coffee with some friends one day, back when you could still do that. They were talking about the federal carbon tax.

Help developing nations avoid fossil fuel 'lock-in,' study urges

Canada can make a big climate impact by helping developing nations avoid getting stuck with fossil fuel infrastructure embedded in their societies, a new study has found.
1% of farmers own 70% of the world's farmland: report

1% of farmers own 70% of the world's farmland: report

More than two-thirds of the world’s fields, ranches and orchards are owned by one per cent of its farmers, according to a report released Tuesday.
Sask., Alta energy ministers take federal parliamentary secretary to task on pipelines, CCS

Sask., Alta energy ministers take federal parliamentary secretary to task on pipelines, CCS

Saskatchewan and Alberta’s respective energy ministers took federal Parliamentary Secretary for Natural Resources Paul Lefebvre to task on some of policies implemented by the federal government, and particularly the lack of an oil pipeline to the Eas

Saskatchewan restores half of lost oil production

Saskatchewan’s oil production has rebounded halfway back, from its pre-COVID-19 production levels, to its bottoming out when the crisis hit, to halfway back again.
Bigger, concentrated farms will drive half of Canadian farm families off the land: report

Bigger, concentrated farms will drive half of Canadian farm families off the land: report

Submitted by NFU On the Canadian Prairies, small and medium-sized family farms are often portrayed as the primary food production units. Yet, the reality of farming in Western Canada is quite different.

Agribition begins search for the Top-50 Most Influential People in Canadian Agriculture

Regina, Saskatchewan - Canadian Western Agribition (CWA) is excited to launch Canada's first and only national search for the most influential individuals in agriculture.
FCC trade report shows opportunity for growth, diversification in food exports

FCC trade report shows opportunity for growth, diversification in food exports

Regina, Saskatchewan, November 17, 2020 – One of Canada’s greatest opportunities for growth in global trade is in the food and beverage processing industry, according to Farm Credit Canada’s (FCC) latest trade report.