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Target to source dairy, dry groceries via Sobeys

Sep. 23, 2011 at 6:43 pm CDT

U.S. retail giant Target will go shopping at Sobeys for the dairy goods, frozen foods and dry grocery products to be sold at Target stores in Canada starting in early 2013. Sobeys, a national grocery store chain owned by Nova Scotia-based Empire Co., announced a new long-term wholesale distribution deal […]

Farmers’ view of ag careers rosier than public’s: FCC

Sep. 22, 2011 at 4:07 am CDT

Deere eyes expanding Honda deal to Canada

Sep. 20, 2011 at 4:50 pm CDT

Country Guide writers earn national kudos

Sep. 19, 2011 at 11:30 pm CDT

Animal and human vaccine centre officially opened in Saskatoon

Sep. 16, 2011 at 12:27 pm CDT

Saskatchewan harvest ahead of normal

Sep. 16, 2011 at 7:21 am CDT

Saskatchewan farmers have harvested 60 per cent of the overall 2011 crop as of Sept. 12, moving ahead of the five-year average after a week of favorable weather, the provincial government said on Thursday in a weekly report. * Harvest progress most advanced for this time of year in four […]

By Reuters

Just don’t reach for the ketchup or mayo

Sep. 16, 2011 at 7:09 am CDT

The American Chemical Society reports that just a couple of servings of spuds a day reduces blood pressure almost as much as oatmeal without causing weight gain. But don’t reach for the ketchup, vinegar or mayonnaise. The research was not done with French fries, but with potatoes cooked without oil […]

Canada joins international wheat research group

Sep. 16, 2011 at 7:07 am CDT

Wheat researchers gathered in Paris Sept. 15 to launch a global research program in what G20 president France says will support efforts to feed a growing world population. France hopes the initiative will select priority research areas by next year, but support for the initiative is uncertain, with only 10 […]

By Reuters

Texas drought and wildfire losses continue to mount

Sep. 13, 2011 at 2:09 pm CDT

Many agricultural producers in East Texas are feeling caught between a rock and a “hot” place, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel. The agricultural losses from the extended drought are extreme. But added to those costs now are frequent wildfires which have destroyed fencing, hay supplies and barns, and […]

By texas-agrilife-extension-service

First frost hits northern Alberta

Sep. 13, 2011 at 10:49 am CDT

Ralph Wright, soil moisture specialist with Alberta Agriculture, has released a map showing that overnight temperatures dipped below zero across two large areas on the night of Sept. 11-12 These areas are roughly centred around Edmonton and Grande Prairie. Several stations recorded overnight temperatures that dipped below 0 C, across […]

By Alberta Agriculture