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Canary Seed growers will have an opportunity to get an update on what's happening in the industry on Thursday.

The Canary Seed Development Commission of Saskatchewan is holding its annual general meeting in Regina.

Saskatchewan is the world’s leading producer and exporter of canary seed,  typically growing around 300,000 acres.

The Canary Seed AGM covers a lot of ground from breeding opportunities to fungicides, and marketing.

The world's climate summit - COP28 - was the backdrop for the announcement of a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Province of Saskatchewan and Bayer Crop Science.

The goal of the MOU is to develop new technologies to lower greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture through the use of digital farming, smart farming, and precision farming.

Premier Scott Moe says together, they can help create new solutions for global food security and sustainability.

Saskatchewan has a long history of pioneering sustainable agricultural practices. 

Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay and Francois-Philippe Champagne the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry met with their provincial and territorial counterparts on Monday.

The focus of the meeting was to talk about stabilizing food prices across the country.

The pair stressed the need for greater cooperation between Ottawa and the provinces to fight food inflation. 

India is temporarily lifting its import tariffs and restrictions on peas.

President of Pulse Canada Greg Cherewyk says they received word Thursday night that India was temporarily opening the market for peas.

'Working on the Farm with Hands-on Science' is the theme for next week's new Beef and Forage Production Conference.

Manitoba Agriculture's Beef and Forage Specialist Pam Iwanchysko says the extension team is coordinating the conference wanted to make sure that producers are aware of the research that's going on throughout Western Canada and how it relates to all beef and forge operations. 

Everything kicks off on Tuesday with a keynote presentation from Dr Susan Markus at Lakeland College talking about Smart Beef Cows on Smart Farms.

Canada’s Food Price Report 2024 is forecasting another increase but it's not expected to be as bad as in other years.

According to the report the average family of four is expected to spend $16,297.20 on food in 2024, an increase of up to $701.79 from last year. 

The report is a collaboration between researchers at Dalhousie University, the University of Guelph, the University of Saskatchewan, and the University of British Columbia. 

Dr Sylvain Charlebois is the project lead, a professor, and Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University. 

The Conservative Shadow Minister for Agriculture,  AgriFood and Food Security says disappointing is an understatement when it comes to this week's vote on Bill C - 234 in the Senate.

John Barlow says the Liberal loyalists in the Senate are trying to gut and kill this bill.

It's hard to believe we are already into December with the lack of snow and warmer temperatures. 

While we've had some snow and rain more moisture is needed across the prairies.

Trevor Hadwen an Agroclimate Specialist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) says we are certainly drier than we would like to be.

In the 1980s, wild boars were introduced in Alberta as a new livestock option to help diversify agriculture.

This was to help grow pig sizes as well as increasing the sounder size.

In the 1980s, wild boars were introduced in Alberta as a new livestock option to help diversify agriculture.

This was to help grow pig sizes as well as increasing the sounder size.