Category Archives: Agriculture

LETHBRIDGE – Farming Smarter holds its annual Field School June 27th through the 29th. As with other years, the school will have the same agenda each day and those interested simply choose their...

TORONTO – The researchers behind Canada’s annual food price report say that while they expect food inflation to be slightly lower this year than previously estimated, shoppers should expec...

GUELPH – After a wetter than normal planting season in some areas, farmers are being encouraged to report acres by way of Agricorp’s online option Agricorp’s call centre is anticipat...

VANCOUVER — “WARNING” – photos in link attached to this story are disturbing. ***UP-DATE The chicken-catching company at the centre of this animal cruelty investigation, will n...

OTTAWA – A program to teach young people about agriculture is getting a boost of over half-a-million dollars from Ottawa. Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay announced the one-year investment...

OTTAWA – Major agriculture news from Country 95’s ‘In the Field’ segment in the past week has included everything from farm income to flea beetle scouting and the launch of con...

OTTAWA – It could be the next rising star in ‘super foods’. It comes in the form of a berry which is well known in parts of Europe, but can also be grown in Canada. Some people may h...

OTTAWA – Bruce Cran of the Consumers Association of Canada said the federal government has done "an incompetent job" informing Canadians that irradiation is safe and he worries that a lack of ac...

EDMONTON – Transport Minister Marc Garneau rolled into Alberta on Thursday to promote his bill that aims to help modernize Canada’s freight rail industry. After getting his photograph take...

LETHBRIDGE – McCain Foods is expanding its plant just east of Coaldale. New investment will see the plant’s french fry manufacturing facility expand its production 15 per cent. However, no...