Agriculture News Archives

The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association says awareness of the risks can reduce the potential for accidents on the farm and possibly save your life.

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture reports the biggest factor putting downward pressure on North American live hog prices right now is the seasonal increase in the number of slaughter hogs going to market.

An animal science professor with the University of Manitoba is advising swine producers to monitor the quality of feed ingredients and pay close attention to the performance of their own herds to avoid the problems associated with fusarium head blight-infected feed grains.

In celebration of farm families that have maintained continuous production for 125 or more years, the province launched the new Heritage Farms designation.

The CWB shipped 600,000 tonnes of western Canadian wheat through the Port of Churchill this season, the second highest volume in more than 30 years.

The Government of Canada is helping livestock producers in Northern Manitoba and the Interlake and Westlake regions who are struggling as a result of excess moisture by offering tax deferrals to a number of municipalities.

The next generation of agriculture producers who are 4-H members will have the opportunity to learn more about livestock this weekend at two beef-cattle project workshops, Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Minister Stan Struthers said.

The Canadian Swine Health Board hopes to be ready to introduce an all peril mortality insurance product for pork producers by this coming January.

The Canadian Wheat Board projects the volume of barley produced this year in western Canada will fall to its lowest level in 40 years.

A University of Minnesota veterinary professor suggests strong local leadership is key to the successful control and potential elimination of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome.