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Bibeau meets with Saskatchewan farmers, urges end to CN rail strike
REGINA - Canada's agriculture minister is urging Canadian National Railway Co. and its workers to reach a deal to alleviate the impact an ongoing strike is having on farmers. Marie-Claude Bibeau deliv...
Nov 25, 2019 Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit took part in the "Burning of the Brand" ceremony on the first day of the Canadian Western Agribition on Nov. 25, 2019. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
Agribition, Saskatchewan Roughriders announce multi-year partnership
Saskatchewan's love of football and agriculture is coming together in a new partnership. The Canadian Western Agribition (CWA) and the Saskatchewan Roughriders announced Saturday they're teaming up ah...
Nov 02, 2019 L-R: Craig Reynolds, president and CEO of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Chris Lees, president of Canadian Western Agribition, and Chris Lane, CEO of Canadian Western Agribition pose for a photo in their new Agribition-themed Rider jerseys on Nov. 2, 2019. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Agribition reports record-high international sales in 2018
It was not their first rodeo at the International Trade Centre for officials of the Canadian Western Agribition. CEO Chris Lane said the livestock show is getting comfortable in the world-class facili...
Apr 11, 2019
Canadian Western Agribition wraps up for 48th year
While final numbers won't be available for a few weeks, this year's Agribition set at least one attendance record, with close to 10,000 school children pre-registered through its Education Program. "A...
Nov 25, 2018 From left, Canadian Western Agribition CEO Chris Lane and president Bruce Holmquist during a final press conference on Nov. 24. (Joseph Ho/980 CJME)
U.K. farmer makes annual Agribition visit to find good genes
For close to three decades, one man has crossed the Atlantic to get his hands on some good genes. James Barber is from Cheshire, England and has worked in the cattle business his entire life. He's bee...
Nov 22, 2018 Over the years, James Barber has purchased products like bull semen and embryos at Agribition in hopes of breeding better cattle at home. (Joseph Ho/980 CJME)
Family of cattlewomen show at Agribition
Where are all the cattlewomen? You'll find a bunch of them in the Jackson family, working at Agribition this week from Inglis, Man. Donna Jackson and her five daughters: Erin, Tomina, Fawn, Haylan and...
Nov 22, 2018 Tomina, Erin, Fawn and Donna Jackson in front of their stall of purebred Charolais cattle at Agribition. (Joseph Ho/980 CJME)
Agribition celebrating another successful year
It was another stellar year for Canadian Western Agribition (CWA), the first that took advantage of the new international trade centre (ITC) at Evraz Place. At its annual general meeting held in Regin...
Apr 05, 2018
New trade centre bolsters action at 2017 Agribition: CEO
The cattle trailers and trucks have rolled out of Regina as the Canadian Western Agribition wrapped up for the 47th year. With about 120,000 visitors through the doors of the new International Trade C...
Nov 27, 2017 Hereford heifers, Miss West(left) and Eye Candy from the Hereford GRLZ show off their pink and black halter. (Jessika Guse/980 CJME)
‘The scale is so much bigger:’ Finnish couple visit Agribition
Agribition brings people in the agriculture industry together, even from across the world. Jaana Auer and her husband Tuomo came to the Queen City all the way from Finland. "We are with a group of Fin...
Nov 24, 2017 Tuomo(left) and Janna Auer traveled from Finland to see Agribition on Nov. 24, 2017. (Jessika Guse/980 CJME)
'Everything pink:' cattle stall turns heads at Agribition
There is no shortage of the colour pink at the Hereford GRLZ stall at Agribition. Everything you can imagine that can be pink -- is pink -- aside from the cattle of course. "We get a lot of people wal...
Nov 23, 2017 Kayla Hordos combs her bull calf, West Side, at the 47th annual Agribtion. (Jessika Guse/980 CJME)
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