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Tag Archives: Agriculture
Chickens, pigs top list of farm animals killed in barn fires
A report by the Humane Society International/Canada says better fire protection is needed in barns to stop the cruel deaths of tens of thousands of farm animals each year. Here's a list of which ...
Mar 10, 2020
Humane society wants better fire protection in barns to stop animal deaths
Better fire protection is needed in barns to stop the cruel deaths of tens of thousands of farm animals each year, says a report from the Humane Society International/Canada. "We're just not...
Mar 10, 2020
Tories call on government to compensate dairy farmers 'left behind' in new NAFTA
OTTAWA - The Conservative opposition says the government must compensate dairy farmers within 90 days of the new North American trade deal becoming law, saying the sector is the biggest loser in the r...
Feb 28, 2020
As Africa trip nears end, Trudeau visits farm in Senegal helped by Canadian aid
KERI, Senegal - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is visiting a farm in Senegal's "California" today, seeing first-hand the benefits of some Canadian aid funding. The Niayes region is feeling the effects ...
Feb 13, 2020
Climate change could open new land to farming, but caution needed: study
Climate change could open a whole different area in Canada to farming, says newly published research. But Evan Fraser of the University of Guelph, a co-author of the international study, warns that si...
Feb 12, 2020
Climate change could open new land to farming, but caution needed: Study
Climate change could open a whole different area in Canada to farming, says newly published research. But Evan Fraser of the University of Guelph, a co-author of the international study, warns that si...
Feb 12, 2020 (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP Photo/dpa, Julian Stratenschulte)
Research shows climate change silencing spots once buzzing with bees
OTTAWA - Research measuring the effort of climate change on bees suggests they are only half as likely to be found in areas where they were once common. "Things are just getting way too hot for t...
Feb 06, 2020
Sask. agriculture minister to promote pulses on trade mission
Saskatchewan's agriculture minister leaves Thursday on a trade mission to the Middle East and Asia. David Marit will make stops in the United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh and India, meeting with governme...
Feb 06, 2020
APAS calls on Ottawa for carbon tax exemption
Agricultural producers in Saskatchewan are predicting the federal carbon tax will cause a 12 per cent hit on their incomes by 2022, according to a media release from their lobby group. "Federal Minist...
Feb 04, 2020
Fresh lettuce and tomatoes: Sea-can garden aimed to ease Arctic food insecurity
GJOA HAVEN , Nunavut - Betty Kogvik must have one of the most unusual jobs in all Nunavut. In a land of naked rock and treeless tundra, she's a gardener. "I never grew plants before in my life," she s...
Jan 29, 2020
OPINION
Sarah Mills: World Cup dreams are made
The score may not have been ideal, but Sarah Mills says the World Cup experience was everything she hoped it would be.
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, June 26
8:30 - Another school year has wrapped up, and report cards are out! Everett Hindley, Saskatchewan's Minister of Educati...