Insights and Stories of Staff

Canola study on Alzheimer mice seen as ‘huge stretch’

Dec. 14, 2017 at 1:19 pm CST

Upon review, a U.S. study of what happened to mice bred for Alzheimer’s symptoms when canola oil was added to their diet doesn’t translate to a risk for people, researchers and the Canola Council of Canada say. The mouse study, which was published last week by researchers from Temple University […]

Canadian fast-food, dining firms plan merger

Dec. 12, 2017 at 7:58 pm CST

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Study finds canola oil unhelpful against Alzheimer’s in mice

Dec. 8, 2017 at 6:12 pm CST

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Wildfire-damaged grazing areas up for Saskatchewan aid

Dec. 8, 2017 at 2:07 am CST

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John Deere updates its 9RX tractor lineup

Dec. 7, 2017 at 4:36 pm CST

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Winners of Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers for 2017 celebrated

Dec. 6, 2017 at 9:54 am CST

National winners for Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmer for 2017 were awarded on Dec. 1 to Derek & Tannis Axten of Axten Farms in Minton, Sask., and Véronique Bouchard & François Handfield of Ferme aux petits oignons at Mont-Tremblant, Que. “Once again, the seven regional finalists exceeded our expectations as innovative, […]

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Saskatchewan to offer discount option on Crown land

Dec. 5, 2017 at 7:51 pm CST

Facing another rent hike in 2018, some Saskatchewan farmers leasing cultivated and “formerly cultivated” Crown land from the province are getting an option to buy the land instead at a 10 per cent discount. Provincial Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart on Tuesday announced a “targeted incentive” program aimed at about 1,100 […]

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China to accept Canadian chilled beef, pork in pilot project

Dec. 4, 2017 at 6:03 pm CST

Exporters of Canadian beef and pork are set to get expanded access to the “massive” Chinese market through a new bilateral pilot project. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Monday announced a series of joint initiatives and agreements in several fields including “a pilot project for […]

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Brandt to buy first U.S. manufacturing plant

Dec. 4, 2017 at 4:37 am CST

A Canadian farm and industrial equipment manufacturer is preparing to set up its first U.S. base to make farm equipment for U.S. corn and soybean growers. The Regina-based Brandt Group, whose farm equipment lines include loaders and skid steers as well as augers, conveyors and vacuums for grain handling, announced […]

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Dairy support prices stand pat for 2018

Dec. 4, 2017 at 2:43 am CST

The Canadian Dairy Commission plans to hold the line on the support levels used to price industrial milk in Canada next year, despite a “small reduction” in the cost of milk production. The commission announced Friday it would maintain the per-kilogram support prices it sets for butter and skim milk […]

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