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Interest Rate Decrease shows Bank of Canada is focused on a soft landing for the economy: Adam Pukalo

Jul 24, 2024

A Future Commodity Advisor with Ventum Financial says the Bank of Canada’s decision to drop its benchmark interest rate shows the Central Bank maybe convinced that price pressures are under control, and are focused on a soft landing for the…

Brown Wheat Under Blue Sky

Latest Manitoba Crop Report Shows Crops are Rapidly Developing

Jul 24, 2024

Warmer conditions over the past week advanced crop growth. Fall rye was in the late dough stage to dry down stage with harvest anticipated to start in about ten days if weather allows. Winter wheat stands were in the hard…

From one farm to another, there’s something to see during inaugural Open Farm Days

From one farm to another, there’s something to see during inaugural Open Farm Days

Jul 23, 2024

Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan is eagerly awaiting the start of the first Open Farm Days next month. Open Farm Days got its start in Atlantic Canada and has since spread to Ontario, Alberta, and now Saskatchewan. Coodinator of Saskatchewan…

Research project aims to “close carbon loop” with copper

Research project aims to “close carbon loop” with copper

Jul 23, 2024

McGill University researchers, with help from the Canadian Light Source at the University of Saskatchewan, discovered a new way to turn carbon dioxide (CO2) into methane and continuously use it as an energy source. Methane is produced in different ways,…

Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers of Agriculture Meet to Advance the Resilience and Growth of the Sector

Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers of Agriculture Meet to Advance the Resilience and Growth of the Sector

Jul 22, 2024

The annual conference of Federal, Provincial and Territorial (FPT) Ministers of Agriculture was held in Whitehorse, Yukon, from July 17 to 19, 2024. FPT Ministers of Agriculture discussed several areas of interest for Canada’s agriculture and agri-food sector. The meeting…