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Alberta’s Lakeland to offer ag tech degree

Jan. 15, 2021 at 8:26 pm CST

East-central Alberta’s Lakeland College is set to offer what’s billed as Canada’s first degree program in agriculture technology, as a two-year post-credential program, starting in September. The program, announced Wednesday, will consist of full-time studies at Lakeland’s campus at Vermilion, about 180 km east of Edmonton, plus “experiential learning practicums” […]

Trudeau names new transport, foreign affairs ministers

Jan. 15, 2021 at 1:19 am CST

By David Ljunggren Steve Scherer

Canada consulting at home toward Indonesia trade deal

Jan. 14, 2021 at 7:38 pm CST

By D.C. Fraser

Foray into ag opened opportunities unknown

Jan. 8, 2021 at 10:02 am CST

By Geralyn Wichers

Manitoba to consolidate and shut agriculture, MASC offices

Jan. 6, 2021 at 8:37 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

Ontario extends lost-labour production insurance

Jan. 5, 2021 at 5:08 am CST

A temporary expansion of Ontario’s AgriInsurance program, to cover losses caused by COVID-19-related short-handedness on the farm, will be held over. The province and federal government on Dec. 22 announced the expansion of coverage will be extended to cover the 2021 program year — and that it will insure production […]

By Dave Bedard

Longer-range forecast points to warmer-than-normal winter

Jan. 4, 2021 at 8:36 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Warmer-than-normal temperatures are in the long-range forecast across all of Canada for the next three months, according to the latest outlook from Environment Canada. The latest seasonal forecast from the government agency, released Thursday, calls for a 40 to 70 per cent chance of above-normal temperatures from January […]

By MarketsFarm Team

Would you eat a poutine in a pie this holiday season?

Dec. 23, 2020 at 10:27 am CST

The Conversation – I recently saw a culinary invention that made me think about “tourtine.” The dish, as its name suggests, is a hybrid of tourtière and poutine. Poutine cheese curds and sauce are added to the tourtière’s pie filling, along with festive ingredients such as shredded meat and the […]

By Reuters

Tree farmers growing holiday magic and memories

Dec. 18, 2020 at 9:28 am CST

A little holiday cheer is in high demand at Christmas tree farms this year. “There’s a big demand for our trees this season,” said Peter Kappeler, owner of Fir Ever Green Tree Farm near Falun. “It’s become a big thing to take the whole family out to the farm and […]

By Jennifer Blair

Alberta plastics plant gives old grain bags new purpose

Dec. 11, 2020 at 8:53 am CST

A new agricultural plastics recycling plant will give new life to old grain bags. The PolyAg Recycling plant opened earlier this year, but because of COVID-19 has only begun recycling plastic grain bags into resin pellets full time. By the end of the month, the owners expect the plant to […]

By Mary MacArthur