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Canola groups waiting for additional details from China on anti-dumping, anti-discrimination probes into Canadian canola, tariffs on Chinese products

Canola groups waiting for additional details from China on anti-dumping, anti-discrimination probes into Canadian canola, tariffs on Chinese products

Sep 8, 2024

Canola groups await more information from China after its announcement last week of two investigations into Canadian canola imports and tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, steel, and aluminium. Canada announced it will impose a 100 per cent tariff on Chinese…

Farmers team up with firefighters to extinguish field fire near Davidson

Farmers team up with firefighters to extinguish field fire near Davidson

Sep 8, 2024

It took a team effort from farmers and volunteer firefighters from Davidson and Craik to put out a field fire south of Davidson on Friday. The fire departments were called out to the blaze at 2:25 p.m. wrote the Davidson…

Gravelbourg growing project harvested for Foodgrains Bank

Gravelbourg growing project harvested for Foodgrains Bank

Sep 6, 2024

GRAVELBOURG — Teamwork, stewardship, commitment and generosity are just some of the words to describe those who have committed to the Wiwa Growing Project, near Gravelbourg. Operating since 2003 as a local community growing project, each year’s harvest is dedicated…

Aerial Shot of Green Milling Tractor

Harvest getting closer to halfway point, yields variable around Saskatchewan

Sep 5, 2024

Harvest in the province remains ahead of schedule, as progress is at 42 per cent complete, up from 25 per cent last week. It’s also ahead of the 5-year average of 34 per cent and the 10-year average of 31…

Canada’s food manufacturing sector could play major role in meeting rising global demand for food: FCC Report

Canada’s food manufacturing sector could play major role in meeting rising global demand for food: FCC Report

Sep 4, 2024

A report from Farm Credit Canada (FCC) says the food manufacturing sector in Canada has an opportunity to meet the growing demand for food globally. FCC says the need to grow more food with the same or less inputs will…