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Celebrate National Salad Month with fresh and delicious seasonal veggies from your local farmers’ market! Holistic nutritionist Jesse Lane Lee joins Candace Daniel to share tips on how to incorporate more greens in your diet

While Saskatchewan’s final snowfall may have melted just days ago, it isn’t stopping farmers from hitting the ground running.

Unionized workers at Canada’s two largest railways have voted in favour of a strike, and could walk off the job on May 22 if no deal is reached, leaving prairie farmers and producer organizations concerned about the potential effect on their business.

As the birds continue to fly north, concerns are growing over the spread of dairy bird flu. Avian influenza has spread to cattle in several US states — including along the Canadian border — and even transferring to one human in Texas. As Sarah Offin reports — that has producers here in Alberta on high...

Local producer and director Frederick Kroetsch is heading to the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival in Denmark, where he’ll be promoting Alberta at a prestigious documentary festival. He sat down with Scott Roberts to share how Edmonton and Alberta’s reputation in the film industry continues to grow.

Some committed Calgarians are taking a new sustainability campaign across the country this spring. As Gil Tucker shows us, they’re out to reduce waste and keep food out of landfill.

The mixed weather this winter is causing concern for B.C. farmers. Malcolm Odermatt, B.C. Grain Producers Association President, explains how many in the industry are hoping to see a change in fortunes this spring.

Regina produce business say the demand for locally growing and sourced food is on the rise.

Maple syrup producers near Fredericton say the year is getting off to an early start. Less favourable weather conditions resulted in a low producing year in 2023. But as Anna Mandin reports, producers are hoping things will different this season.

The province is partnering with two pharmaceutical companies to produce the medical isotope required to help treat liver cancer. Matthew Bingley reports.

It is a devasting blow to wine production here in the Okanagan — January’s cold snap all but decimating grape crops. Consumers are being warned that we are expecting a shortage of locally produced wine starting next year, and as Klaudia Van Emmerik reports, the little that we may get may be hard to come...

Quebec maple syrup producers are banking on a sweet syrup season, as many are beginning to tap their trees early. As Felicia Parrillo reports, at Sucrerie de la Montagne in Rigaud, employees are trekking into the property’s 120-acre forest to tap its maple trees because the sap is ready to flow.

Canada makes most of the world’s maple syrup and had a record harvest in 2022. But last year’s weather impacted supply causing a dip in profits. As Heidi Petracek reports, producers are hoping for a much sweeter season this year.

We check in with Tony Walker, co-author of a new study that deals with global producer responsibility for plastic pollution. The study comes as world leaders negotiate a Global Plastics Treaty at INC-4 this week in Ottawa.

Have you noticed packaging for personal products like face wash and moisturizer getting smaller, while prices go up? University of Guelph marketing expert Timothy Dewhirst discusses “shrinkflation”, and what consumers should look out for.

Food inflation and growing concern about the environmental and social impact of food waste has increased interest in fruits and vegetables that are perfectly good but fall short of stringent cosmetic standards set by grocery retailers. In Business Matters for Monday Feb. 12, Anne Gaviola has more on why young people in particular are bucking...

On Monday, Ukraine and Britain signed a framework agreement to collaborate in the defence and arms production sector as part of a wartime effort to boost Ukraine’s domestic weapons industry. The agreement was signed at a military industry conference in Kyiv, attended by around 30 British defence companies who visited to discuss potential joint ventures...

The federal government revealed billions of dollars in new spending in Budget 2024, including funding to boost Canada’s productivity, which is in serious trouble. Abigail Bimman explains how Ottawa plans to address the problem, and why the measure could backfire.

The B.C. government is tackling food insecurity with an investment in dairy farming in the Fraser Valley.