Tag Archives: Agriculture
Listen: Prairie crops could provide the protein needed for fish food
A University of Saskatchewan (USask) research team is partnering with industry groups to establish a "globally unique" facility on campus to develop and test plant-and-insect-derived proteins to repla...
Alice McFarlane Sep 16, 2022
New executive director for Saskatchewan farm group
MELFORT, Sask. – The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) has hired Dion McGrath as its new executive director. McGrath brings extensive experience to the role from his stin...
Alice McFarlane Sep 16, 2022
Ag Roundup for Friday September 16, 2022
MELFORT, Sask. – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said the number of birds infected with avian flu is growing in the country and Alberta has the highest number of cases of the disease. The or...
Alice McFarlane Sep 16, 2022
Agriculture Roundup for Thursday September 15, 2022
MELFORT, Sask. – Canadian farmers are on track to produce a bigger crop this year than they did in 2021. Early production estimates suggest crop yields will be higher because of better growing c...
Derek Craddock Sep 15, 2022
Adopting agressive 4R practices could result in a 14 per cent drop in GHG emissions from nitrogen fertilizer
MELFORT, Sask. – Fertilizer Canada and the Canola Council of Canada (CCC) said the country can continue to increase crop yields while significantly reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from f...
Alice McFarlane Sep 14, 2022
Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday September 14, 2022
MELFORT, Sask. – Progress is still being made to find a new African Swine Fever vaccine despite a setback in Vietnam. Swine Health Information Center Executive Director Dr. Paul Sundberg said a ...
Alice McFarlane Sep 14, 2022
Farmers missing from emission reduction conversation
It is a confusing time for Canadian farmers as government and industry mandates are being introduced in an attempt to promote the reduction of climate emissions. For Joy Agnew, associate vice-presiden...
Becky Zimmer Sep 13, 2022
Stock growers explore processing facility for Saskatchewan
MELFORT, Sask. – Saskatchewan produces 30 per cent of Canada's beef cattle, but there are no federally inspected packing facilities in the province. The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (S...
Alice McFarlane Sep 12, 2022
Sunflowers bloom in Northeast Sask.
This is the second year the Pistun family farm near Snowden grew a crop of sunflowers and it's fast becoming a family favourite. Kaylee Pistun, along with Kelly, Wendy and Nolan, started a trial run l...
Sep 12, 2022
North West region making progress with harvest
Farmers in the North West region, including the Battlefords and Meadow Lake area, are making steady progress in getting their crop in the bin. Linda Bomok, who grows soft spring wheat on 240 acres in ...
Angela Brown Sep 09, 2022
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