Tag Archives: Agriculture

HALIFAX - Following weeks of criticism, the Nova Scotia government is backing away from a contentious subsidy for wine bottlers that the province's wineries said undercut their operations. Premier Tim...

REGINA - The Saskatchewan government is set to begin work on a $1.15-billion project to expand irrigation, a move Premier Scott Moe says will help fulfil a dream not fully realized. Moe announced Thur...

After an anything-but-normal winter, Saskatchewan farmers are beginning to look at what comes next. The latest runoff report from the Water Security Agency says some parts of the province are expected...

OTTAWA - There aren't many issues that garner support across party lines in Ottawa these days. But when it comes to the supply management system for egg, poultry and dairy products - the mechanism tha...

British Columbia grain farmer Malcolm Odermatt says all he can do is pray for rain this spring after repeated droughts sabotaged his harvest last year. Odermatt, who is also the president of the BC Gr...

The recent storm that dropped more than a foot of snow on parts of Saskatchewan has improved the spring runoff forecast in some areas. A map showing Saskatchewan's updated runoff forecast for the spri...

One of the first indicators of how bountiful a fruit harvest will be in British Columbia comes months before any peaches, apricots or nectarines start fattening on trees. Like many other farmers, Jenn...

Canada's federal government as well as organizations representing some the nation's beef producers warn a decision south of the border about "Product of USA" labels on meat, poultry and eggs could dis...

A big funding boost is coming to the University of Saskatchewan's Global Institute for Food Security. The provincial government committed to provide the institute $15 million over five years to help w...

The heart of British Columbia's wine industry is reeling after suffering a litany of climate-related hits, resulting in two years of crop losses in the southern Interior. Record-breaking heat. Wildfir...