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Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency released a report today on its latest round of industry and expert consultation as it seeks to modernize its seed regulations. “Using an experimental approach to co-develop recommendations for change takes time in order to bring a diverse set of stakeholders together to reach consensus,” the agency Read more

The International Peace Gardens, about 24 kilometres south of Boissevain on Highway 10, are known for their botanical grandeur. There’s an extra layer of beauty in late September, when fall foliage is in its prime but before the first killing frost. For the best experience, choose a sunny day, take your camera and grab your Read more

Twenty-five years ago, Fraser Gilbert saw an opportunity nobody else did. Lots of people thought he was dead wrong when the former top grain quality man from the Canadian Grain Commission decided to plunge into the CGC’s traditional role of inland grain inspections and offer a private sector alternative. Today, many now expect that alternative Read more

REGINA — Rehabilitating the Westside Irrigation Project at Lake Diefenbaker will boost gross domestic product by at least $5.9 billion over 50 years, according to the Saskatchewan government. The economic analysis of the proposed project, the first of three, was done by KPMG LLP and released Sept. 26. It said the $1.15 billion project will Read more

This is the final instalment in a series of stories that Ed White filed this summer about the different approaches that can be taken when advocating for agriculture. Have fun with it. That seems to be the attitude that works with agriculture-themed social media, or at least that’s the feeling that pours out of accounts Read more