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Manitoba Government Invests $36.4 Million in Rail Line and Port Of Churchill to Increase International Trade

Manitoba Government Invests $36.4 Million in Rail Line and Port Of Churchill to Increase International Trade

Feb 5, 2025

The Manitoba government is investing $36.4 million over two years to the Arctic Gateway Group (AGG) for capital infrastructure projects at the Port of Churchill that will expand international trade and create good jobs for northern Manitobans, Premier Wab Kinew…

Lots of snow over a short period of time expected in snowfall warning

Lots of snow over a short period of time expected in snowfall warning

Feb 5, 2025

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) issued a snowfall warning for the southern and east-central regions of the province. Environment Canada says a system tracking from the Montana/Wyoming border is moving eastward, bringing with it between 10-20 cm of snow…

USask “Be What The World Needs” Campaign gets $15 million boost from Nutrien

USask “Be What The World Needs” Campaign gets $15 million boost from Nutrien

Feb 4, 2025

Nutrien has donated $15 million to the University of Saskatchewan’s “Be what the world needs” campaign. A large portion of the gift will establish the Nutrien Centre for Sustainable and Digital Agriculture inside the current College of Agriculture and Bioresources…

A green tractor spreading fertilizer on a brown, freshly plowed farmland under a clear sky.

PMRA changes ruling on use of lambda in insecticides

Feb 4, 2025

Insecticides with the trade names Matador, Silencer and Labamba are again approved for most uses in the growing season ahead. The active ingredient is lambda-cyhalothrin. Back in 2023, the Pest Management Regulator Agency (PMRA) cancelled all feed uses of lambda…

Cattle prices maintain high level in the last Cattle Market Update of January

Cattle prices maintain high level in the last Cattle Market Update of January

Feb 4, 2025

Most of the feeder steer prices reported in Saskatchewan this past week were up week-over-week and so were the feeder heifer prices. The latest Cattle Market Update from Canfax, for the week ending January 31, shows only the 600-700 and…